Wilmington, Dover, Newark Indian Community - DEIndian.com
| | | | | | | | | | | |
 


 

Historical Event on 5/1/1997

Anand wins all three categories in Amber chess tournament in Monte Carlo.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/5/1994Kiran Bedi, Delhi IG, wins Magsaysay Award.
10/1/1997Ordinance promulgated to ban single digit or instant lotteries.
12/23/1972Chandrasekhar takes 8-79 India v England at Delhi.
7/2/1999The Indian Army launches a three pronged attack on Kargil. India is firm on Pakistan pullout from the area.
11/28/1704Jacob Mossel, Governor General (Dutch East Indies), was born.
7/6/1927Prabhjot Kaur, great poet and author, was born at Langrayal (Pakistan).
1/22/1967Atomic Energy Center was renamed after Homi Jahangir Bhabha as 'Bhabha Atomic Research Centre' at Trombay, Mumbai.
5/28/1964A slow-moving funeral cortege containing the body of Jawaharlal Nehru inched through the streets of New Delhi today. A million and a half Indians lined the route to pay final respects to their beloved leader.
4/27/1919Ustad Allarakha Khan, great Tabla player, was born.
1/2/1967University established at Berhampur in Orrisa State.