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Historical Event on 10/1/1958

Metric System of weights was introduced in India.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/3/1988Indian armed forces mounted special operations to help the Indian Ocean archipelago of the Maldives and dealt with the 150 sea-borne invaders who stormed Maldivian Capital, Male and soughted to overthrow the democratically elected Government of the Maldives.
11/25/1999Madras HC sets aside Tamil Nadu Governor Fathima Beevi's order rejecting the mercy petitions of four accused in Rajiv Gandhi case.
5/22/1927M. S. Shivsankaraiyah, cricket test umpire for 3 tests from 1974-77, was born at Andhra Pradesh.
9/17/1948The Nizam of Hyderabad, in a broadcast, announced ceasefire to his troops and accession into Indian Union, which was settled earlier to the announcement.
6/5/1923Santosh Kumar Kisku Rev, great educationist and social worker, was born.
5/29/1972Prithviraj Kapoor, famous film actor, passed away.
3/9/1931Karansingh, politician, was born.
8/20/1986A restructured 20-point programme announced.
12/22/1998The Patents Bill gets Rajya Sabha approval.
11/28/1890Mahatma Jyotirao Govindrao Phule died. He led a selfless life devoted to the upliftment of the lower classes of the Hindu society. He also started school for girls and for downtroddens and untouchables. He was assissted in education field by his wide Savitri Bai.