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Historical Event on 5/1/1996

International women's master Anupama Gokhale of Bharat Petroleum becomes the first woman in the history of Indian chess to win an all-India level international rating tournament with her bagging the Mohammed Hassan memorial title.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/18/1997Prakash Padukone launches IBC.
1/1/1980This decade was announced to be observed as the ""International Decade of Water & Sanitation"".
11/21/1962India and China declared a truce from the war in which India was badly beaten. Because of winter in China, they halted their advance into India.
1/2/1994India and Pakistan resume talks after a gap of 16 months.
1/5/1957Adintrim Sales Tax Act was introduced and the Central Sales Tax Act of 1956 came into force.
1/21/1924Professor Madhu Dandavate, former Finance Minister, was born at Ahmednagar.
1/20/1684Treaty between Marathas and Portuguese.
11/16/198966 out of 71 trapped miners at Raniganj rescued.
3/18/1990Devi Lal, Deputy PM, withdraws his resignation.
8/22/1933Inhabitants of Partabgarh face starvation as Opium was now outlawed. They had been living from the sale of opium for the past 800 years.