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Historical Event on 5/1/1997
Abhijit Kunte wins National `A' chess championshop for men.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 5/1/1997 | Affonso de Albuquerque, who is regarded as the real founder of Portuguese power in India, died at the age of 73 years. |
| 8/13/1956 | National Highways Act was approved by the Parliament of India. |
| 4/9/1993 | Lt. Gen. B.C. Joshi to be the next army chief. |
| 7/20/1993 | Chander Mohan, son of Haryana CM Bhajanlal, wins the by-elections in the Kalka assembly constitutency by a margin of 61,800 votes. |
| 4/18/1612 | Khurram prince was married to Arjumand Banu Begum. |
| 9/8/1933 | Asha Bhosle (born Asha Mangeshkar), famous playback singer, was born in Sangli, Maharashtra. |
| 5/13/1962 | Bharat Ratna, India's highest award, was given to Dr. Rajendra Prasad (1884-1963). |
| 4/14/1772 | Ahmadshah Abdali passed away. |
| 8/9/1909 | Vinayak Krishna Gokak, famous Kannad poet, play writer, critic of literature, educationist and Gyanpeeth awardee, was born at Savanur. |
| 8/9/1909 | Shrichakradhar Swami, founder of 'Mahanubhav Panth', passed away. |
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