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Historical Event on 10/1/1958

Metric System of weights was introduced in India.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/2/1996Gold price zooms to all-time record high of Rs. 5600 per 10 grams.
8/1/1988Air Chief Marshal Surinder Kumar Mehra PVSM, AVSM, VM, ADC., became the Air Officer Commanding, India Command. He was in this office till 31/July/1991.
3/16/1995K. Karunakaran resigns as CM of Kerala; Finance Minister presents Central Budget.
11/24/1963Marotrao Kannamwar, former Chief Minister of Maharashtra, passed away.
4/2/1702Balaji Vishwanath Bhat, first Peshwa, passed away.
10/26/1995India decides to go ahead with Integrated Guided Missile Development Programme in the wake of US stand to supply $370 million arms package to Pakistan.
3/29/1992Centenary celebrations of Tansa Dam held at Tansa. No of Seats of the Standing Committee and Education Committee increased from 20 to 27and 20 to 26 respectively and that of the B.E.S. & T. Committee from 12 to 17 (Vide Maharashtra Act XXI of 1992) (CIVIC).
5/12/1997Prime Ministers of India and Pakistan agree to set up joint working groups on a range of issues to be identified by Foreign Secretaries.
6/4/1986Masti Vyanktesh Iyengar, famous Kannad author and Gyanpeeth Puraskar awardee, passed away.
3/20/1952Anand Armitraj, great Indian tennis player (Brother of Vijay), was born.