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Historical Event on 5/1/1997

Abhijit Kunte wins National `A' chess championshop for men.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/18/1945Kal Yug' era passed away.
11/12/1984Rajiv Gandhi elected Congress (I) President.
2/18/1993Congress (I) secures absolute majority in Nagaland and emerges as the single largest party in Meghalaya.
10/2/1982Chintaman Dwarkanath Deshmukh, former Finance minister of India, died.
10/1/1997Gerhard Fischer, social worker, nominated for Gandhi peace prize. The 76-year-old German "Ambassador of Humanity'' was unanimously chosen for his contribution for social, economic and political transformation through non-violence
4/3/1926Muslim-Hindu riots destroy temples, killing 12, wounding 100 in Calcutta.
9/19/1997India wins the Sahara Cup by winning the third match too.
3/31/1998T. N. Mishra became the director of Central Bureau of Investigation (till 04/01/99).
4/1/1956Companies Act of 1913 was revised and Indian Companies Act of 1956 came into force.
4/24/1932450 people seized by British for defying ban on Indian National Congress.