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Historical Event on 5/8/1997
India decides to import currency notes for the first time.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 10/26/1935 | Ashok P.Jain, great industrialist, was born. |
| 11/29/1989 | Voters oust Gandhi and Congress party |
| 11/14/1889 | Jawaharlal Nehru, first Prime Minister of India, was born. To commemorate his birthday, this day is observed as 'Children's Day' from 1957. |
| 1/20/1990 | Dr. Raja Ramanna sworn in Minister of State for Defence. |
| 2/4/1938 | Birju Maharaj, famous Kathak Dancer ""Guru"", was born. |
| 7/22/1978 | Indira Gandhi charged with criminal misconduct during 1977 campaign. |
| 4/30/1992 | Import duty on gold halved; minor concessions in direct taxes. |
| 11/3/1984 | Body of assassinated Indian PM Indira Gandhi cremated. |
| 6/3/1947 | British Government issued the partition plan, which was worked out by Lord Louis Mountbatten in New Delhi and was accepted by both Muslim League and Congress. The salient features of the partition were, 1) Provices of Bengal and Punjab to be divided., 2) The Indians will form the constitution of India and it will only be applicable in the areas where people accept it., 3) The province of Baluchistan shall adopt proper ways to decide its future., 4) 562 Princely States shall be free to decide their own future., 5) Referendum shall be held in N.W.F.P. and Assam., 6) The Governor General of both countries shall be the executive head of their respective countries., 7) Military assets shall be divided between the two countries and 8) Red Cliff Mission was setup, to demarcate the boundaries of the two countries. India would become free on 15th August 1947. |
| 10/9/1946 | Jinnah's 9-point demands conveyed to Congress. |
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