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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
7/12/1980Congress (I) gets absolute majority in Rajya Sabha.
2/12/1742Nana Phadnavis, one of the important members of Peshwa kingdom and the Maratha master-diplomat, was born.
5/5/1903Former minister William Petty declares Persian Gulf a part of British dominion in India.
10/21/1943Azad Hind Government was established in Singapore and Netaji Subhashchandra Bose was elected as its national leader.
10/21/1943Acharya Surdasji, famous poet in Hindi and great devotee of Lord Krishna, was born.
9/28/1929Lata Mangeshkar, great playback singer, was born.
11/9/1997Film Federation of India chooses Malayalam film 'Guru' as official entry for Oscar awards.
6/23/1975Prannath Thapar, former Chief of Army, died.
12/10/1999Pranab Mukherjee and Jaipal Reddy are chosen outstanding parliamentarians for 1997 and 1998 respectively.
4/5/1919India's first modern shipping company Scindia Steam Navigation's first ship 'Liberty' started its journey. The weight of the ship was 5,940 tonnes.