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Historical Event on 10/1/1958

Metric System of weights was introduced in India.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/20/1974Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed elected President of India with B. D. Jatti as Vice President.
9/26/1991Ordinance to amend MRTP Act and the Companies Act totally removes pre-entry restrictions on new industrial houses and expansion of the existing ones.
8/19/1903Gangadhar Devram Khanolkar, biographer and critic, was born.
9/12/1974. C. Yohannan at Teheran, sets record for LJ in 8.07.
3/21/1997Jockey Vasant Shinde retires.
6/23/1992Tin Bigha Day protest in India of corridor opening to Bangladesh.
3/16/1999The Shiromani Akali Dal creates a record by unanimously electing Bibi Jagir Kaur Begowal as the first woman president of the SGPC.
1/6/1932Meenatai Thackrey, social worker, was born.
10/31/2000Chhattisgarh, the 26th State of Indian Union, comes into existence with the swearing in of its Governor Dinesh Nandan Sahay and Chief Minister Ajit Jogi at a glittering function at Raipur.
5/18/1974Jayaprakash Narayan led a procession against economic conditions in Patna. There was lathi charged and he issued a call for total revolution. He also started the 'Citizens for Democracy' movement.