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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
4/14/1944Blast in ammunition loaded on 1,318 tonned freighter 'S. S. Fort Stikine' which was anchored in Victoria Dock at Bombay. The explosion killed 1376 people, wrecking 27 ships and destroying 40,000 tons of food.
2/15/1992Kesri Publications started the first Indian newspaper in `Brail' lipi (language).
5/13/1962Dr. Zakir Hussain became the Vice President (1962-67).
11/1/1985Helicopter Corporation of India, later renamed Pawan Hans Limited, started functioning.
11/16/1986Second SAARC summit held at Bangalore.
3/25/1983Chalpati Rao, great journalist, passed away.
11/21/1998India 'B' beats Sri Lanka 3-2 in the final of the Bristol Freedom Cup four-nation football tournament in Colombo.
6/6/1997New economic grouping BIST-EC (Bangladesh-India-Sri Lanka-Thailand Economic Cooperation forum) comes into being.
6/20/1873Young Men Christian Association of India was established in Calcutta.
2/3/1997Major fire reduces Calcutta Book Fair to ashes.