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Historical Event on 5/1/1999

India retained the SAFF Coca-Cola football title in Margao, beating Bangladesh in the final.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/14/1948Law about Atomic Energy implemented in India.
2/14/1658Dara Sulaiman Shukoh was defeated in the struggle for Delhi throne Shuja's in the battle of Bahadurpur near Varanasi.
2/11/1906Daily Tribune' started its printing from Lahore.
12/20/1999The Delhi HC dismisses a plea from Rajendra Yadav challenging his retirement from the Prachar Bharati Board.
6/23/1984An Air-India jumbo jet plunged into the Atlantic Ocean near Ireland today, killing all 329 people on board. Indian officials said the crash apparently was caused by a bomb placed aboard the jetliner by a Sikh extremist group as retaliation for an army raid.
1/11/1986The first MiG-27M fighter, built under license by Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd, is delivered and inducted into the Indian Air Force.
12/8/1998An Indian film, 'The Terrorist' wins all top awards including the Golden Pyramid award for the best film at the 23rd Cairo International Film Festival. Santosh Sivan gets the best director award, while its actress Ayesha Dharker bags the best actress award.
12/24/1993Khanprabha Bhaduri, famous Bengali poet and writer, died.
2/6/1990Ashok Shandilya of Railways wins National billiards crown.
6/16/1992P. D. Dhhavle, former editor of daily newspaper `Maharashtra', passed away.