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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
3/1/1955Pakistan vs India five Test Cricket series ends in a 0-0 draw.
1/29/1953Dattatreya Balkrishna Kalelkar ""Kaka Saheb"" was appointed as the Chairman of the Backward Classes Commission.
4/14/1905Earthquake at Kangra region in Himachal.
9/30/1996Dr. A.T. Ariyaratne, Sri Lankan social scientist, received the Gandhi Peace Prize 1996.
10/22/1796Sawai Madhav Rao Peshwa II committed suicide by jumping from the terrace.
11/17/1947Rajendra Prasad elected the President of Indian National Congress.
12/24/1999Indian Airlines Kathmandu-Delhi Airbus 300 with 186 people on board hijacked shortly after take-off.
12/25/1924Atal Krishna Behari Bajpayee, Prime Minister of India and a veteran journalist, was born at Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh.
5/12/1955The PM laid the foundation stone for the National Museum.
1/24/1958First international Film Festival started in Mumbai.