Boston Indian Community - BostonIndian.net
| | | | | | | | | | | |
 


 

Historical Event on 10/1/1958

Metric System of weights was introduced in India.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/1/1956Life Insurance Corporation of India was established and all Life Insurance Business Companies were nationalised and merged in this corporation.
2/22/1944Kasturba Gandhi passed away in British imprisonment in Aga Khan Palace at Pune.
10/26/194627 die as violence between Hindus and Muslims continued in Calcutta.
12/1/1991Stone laid for the Sanskrit University at Kaladi, the birthplace of Adi Sankara.
8/17/1998The Government issues a notification banning the use of quinacrine, a controversial female contraceptive and sterilization agent.
8/21/1988500 killed near the Nepal border in an earthquake measuring 6.7 on the Richter scale.
7/1/1927Chandrashekhar, former Prime Minister of India, was born.
1/29/1994Air India and Indian Airlines converted into companies.
12/14/1985Rajiv Gandhi joins the leaders of Greece, Sweden, Tanzania, Mexico and Argentina in a tele-conference as part of the UN ceremony at which they are honoured with the 'Beyond War' award.
12/1/1965Border Security Force was organised, which would be armed and trained to man the International Border with Pakistan.