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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
1/18/1997Pulse Polio Immunisation Programme Phase II begins.
1/23/1960Laxmi Narayan Garde, famous journalist related to ""Venkateshwar Samachar"", ""Bangawasi"", ""Bharat Mitra"" and ""Navjeevan"" newspapers, passed away.
6/1/1997Union Minister for Forests and Environment, Prof. Saifuddin Soz announces Rs. 9 crore central package for afforestation and eco-development in J&K.
11/13/1999Punjab Police men, Railways women emerged Federation Cup basketball champions in Jalandhar.
12/29/1984Rajiv Gandhi claims for Indian Prime Minister post after his landslide majority in 8th General Elections.
6/19/1996Kerala LDF govt. decides to reopen the ISRO espionage case, which was closed by the CBI.
4/29/1939Netaji resigned from the Congress and established his own party, the Forward Block and created a political deadlock in India.
4/3/1999India's INSAT-2E multipurpose telecommunications satellite is successfully launched from the Kourou space station in French Guyana.
10/14/1956Dr. Bhimrao Ramji, Ambedkar and about two lakh scheduled caste men and women embraced Buddhism in Nagpur.
3/22/1977Janata and its allies gain absolute majority in Lok Sabha.