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Historical Event on 5/1/1997

Anand wins all three categories in Amber chess tournament in Monte Carlo.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/1/1970Bhopal University was established.
11/23/1983Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM), the seventh biennial Commonwealth Summit, meets in New Delhi.
10/2/1982Chintaman Dwarkanath Deshmukh, former Finance minister of India, died.
5/15/1729Khanderao Dabhade, great warrior in Maratha kingdom, passed away.
4/27/1919Ustad Allarakha Khan, great Tabla player, was born.
10/18/1861Chintaman Vinayak Vaidya, historian and researcher, was born.
6/9/1994Yogi Dhirendra Bhramachari, [controversial Flying Swami], hindu saint, died in an air crash near Jammu. He was 70.
4/8/1997India creates history by entering the semi-finals of the 12th Jawaharlal Nehru Gold Cup international football series for the first time after holding Ghana 2-2 at Kochi.
7/21/1962Passenger Train and Freight Train collided near Dumraon killing 69 persons.
11/24/1963Marotrao Kannamwar, former Chief Minister of Maharashtra, passed away.