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Historical Event on 10/1/1958

Metric System of weights was introduced in India.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/16/1989Prem Nazir, famous actor of more than 620 Malayalam films, died at the age of 59 yrs.
4/12/1801William Carey fort was appointed the Professor of Bengali Language in fort at William College, Calcutta.
2/2/1835Thomas Babington Macaulay westernises education in India. English is made official government and court language and as medium of instruction.
1/31/1997Merger of SCICI and ICICI confirmed with effect from 1/4/1996.
10/2/2000Mukesh Kumar, India hockey player, retires from international hockey.
1/4/1958Waverley John Anderson, Scottish viscount and Governor of Bengal, died at the age of 75.
12/3/1991Lok Sabha question hour telecast at 7.15 a.m for the first time .
4/17/1941Office of Price Administration was formed which handled the rationing of essential commodities.
6/22/1995India and International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) sign MOU enabling them to visit suspected militants and persons in detention centres only under humanitarian consideration.
9/11/1906Gandhiji addressed a mass meeting of Indians at Johannesburg, where they took oath of passive resistance against the newly promulgated 'Transvaal Asiatic Law Amendment Ordinance'.