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Historical Event on 3/5/1997
Pravin Thipsay wins the United Insurance GM chess tournament in Dhaka.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 1/23/1997 | 50,000 miners in Orissa lose jobs as 57 mines are closed down. |
| 2/17/1994 | Bihar leader Ram Lakhan Singh Yadav and Mizoram's Dr. C. Silvera inducted into Union Cabinet. |
| 4/1/1993 | National Aeronautical Laboratory becomes National Aerospace Laboratories. |
| 5/17/1957 | Nehru, who went to Ceylon to celebrate the 2,500th anniversary of the founding of Buddhism, calls for an end to nuclear tests. |
| 4/30/1896 | Maa Anandamayee (1896-1982), God-intoxicated yogini and mystic Bengali saint, was born at Kheora. Her spirit lives on in devotees. |
| 11/3/1998 | The first geo-scientific data centre of the country is inaugurated at the Geological Survey of India. |
| 9/4/1990 | An all-party meeting refuses to endorse the decision to implement Mandal Commission Report according to which 27\% jobs are reserved for backward communities. |
| 1/31/1948 | Cities swept by riots in wake of Gandhi murder. |
| 1/31/1948 | Mughals, under the leadership of Akbar, defeated Hindu ruler Hemu in the second battle of Panipat. |
| 9/8/1790 | Lord Edward Alanbaro, Governor General of India (1842 to 1844), was born. |
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