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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
1/19/1990Mr. Jagmohan takes over the administration in J&K as the new Governor after CM Farukh Abdulla resigns.
1/19/1994CM decide to request Chief Election Commission to implement the photo identity card scheme in phases.
3/27/1989T. N. Seshan was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 23-12-1989.
1/10/1997The second leg of the Indian Satellite circuit held in Ahmedabad.
2/17/1907Henry Olcott, co-founder (Theosophical Society-Madras), passed away.
2/6/1994World Marathi Chember of Commerce' established.
4/10/1875Swami Dayanand Saraswati established the Arya Samaj at Bombay and in 1877 in Lahore.
6/20/1992The JD and the NF choose former Lok Sabha Dy Speaker Prof. G. G. Swell as the Presidential candidate.
1/1/1851Publication of Marathi newspaper 'Gyanoday'.
12/4/1910Motilal, famous film actor, was born.