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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 |
| 11/22/1916 | Shanti Ghosh, great revolutionary freedom fighter, was born at Calcutta. She was one of the accused in famous Chargaon ammunition plot and assassination of General Lemen, Inspector General of Dhaka. |
| 2/22/1997 | India, Turkmenistan and Iran sign transit agreement. |
| 9/15/1862 | Gaurishankar Hirachand Oza, famous historian, was born. |
| 11/23/1908 | Durga Das, famous social reformer and journalist, was born. |
| 11/20/1955 | Kripal Singh scores 100* on Test debut, India v New Zealand. |
| 1/11/1993 | Communal violence in Bombay and Ahmedabad spreads; By-elections postponed. |
| 1/27/1995 | K.V. Krishna Rao, J&K Governor, gets another term. |
| 12/17/1933 | Lala Amarnath scores a century (118) in his Test Cricket debut. |
| 2/1/1944 | Arun Tikekar, editor and writer, was born. |
| 10/31/1991 | Karsevaks' hoist flags on Masjid in Ayodhya. |
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