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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
5/1/1996Vasco De Gama departed with his fleet from Lisbon Harbour for a trip to India .
10/27/1937Abdul Karim Khan, famous singer of 'Kirana Gharana', died.
6/11/1984574 Sikh army deserters arrested.
6/30/1999The first ever direct bus service between India and Bangladesh gets delayed due to heavy rain.
2/12/1949Gundappa Ranganath Viswanath, cricketer (prolific Indian batsman of 70s), was born in Bhadravati, Mysore. He received Padmashree (1971) and Arjun Award (1978).
8/13/1954Nehru says dispute over Portuguese colonies in India must be settled peacefully.
2/10/1846British forces under Hugh Gough defeated Sikhs in the Battle of Sobrahan in India.
5/23/1990Banarasi Das Gupta elected CM of Haryana following Om Prakash Chautala's resignation.
7/9/1951India's first Five Year Plan prepared and published. There was the first amendment to the Constitution and the first general elections were held.
8/7/1906First Tricoloured National Flag consisting of Green, Yellow and Red, with eight Lotuses on the top, second strip carrying ""Vande Matara"" in Devnagri and the third strip having Sun and Cresent Moon, was hoisted at Green Park in Calcutta by Surendranath Banerjee.