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Historical Event on 5/1/1996
International women's master Anupama Gokhale of Bharat Petroleum becomes the first woman in the history of Indian chess to win an all-India level international rating tournament with her bagging the Mohammed Hassan memorial title.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 10/21/1947 | The office of Controller of Military Accounts (Pensions), Lahore was bifurcated and the pension work relating to Indian nationals was transferred to Allahabad. |
| 1/7/1956 | Vinoo Mankad scores 231 vs New Zealand, 413 opening stand with Roy. |
| 5/25/1886 | Rash Behari Basu, great revolutionary, freedom fighter, social reformer and leader, was born at Palara Bighati village, West Bengal. |
| 3/28/1994 | Leaders attack trade protectionism. |
| 1/14/1994 | Marathwada University renamed as Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University. |
| 1/8/1908 | Gandhiji asks the Government for suspension of Registration Act, offers voluntary registration. |
| 7/3/1972 | Shimla Non-Arm Agreement on Kashmir signed between Indira Gandhi and Z. A. Bhutto. |
| 6/5/1966 | Indian rupee devalued by 36.5 percent. |
| 8/29/1931 | Gandhi arrives in London for second Round Table Conference on India. |
| 8/12/1868 | Frederick JNT Lord Chelmsford, Viceroy of British-India (1916-21), was born. |
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