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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
3/27/1997South African President Nelson Mandela arrives in New Delhi on official visit.
6/14/1947Congress Working Committee met at New Delhi to draft the resolution to be placed before All India Congress Committee on the acceptance of Mountbatten plan for the partition of India.
2/25/1993BJP rally in New Delhi foiled.
11/8/1968Jansattak Party established.
4/6/1966Mihir Sen, first Indian swimmer to achieve many remarkable feats, swam across the 'Palk Strait' measuring 22 kms between India & Sri Lanka (Cylone).
5/25/19415,000 drown in a storm at Ganges Delta region in India.
8/3/1890Sriprakash, freedom fighter, prolific writer and member of the AICC, was born at Varanasi.
8/29/1956India gets $ 360 million loan as food aid.
3/23/1986The first women's company of Central Reserve Police Force camp was raised in Durgapur.
2/19/1922Beant Singh, former Chief Minister of Punjab and politician, was born. He played a vital role in supressing terrorist activities in Punjab.