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Historical Event on 1/1/1995

8th World Tamil Conference begins in Madurai.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/31/1992Delhi beat Tamil Nadu in 1st innings to win cricket Ranji Trophy.
2/9/1993Silver prices crash as the govt allows passengers to import upto 100 k and reduces customs duty on 35 baggage items from 255 to 150 \%.
9/9/1920Anglo Oriental College of Aligargh became Aligarh Muslim University. It was the first university to use the regional language.
8/27/1958Metric system of weights and measures introduced.
3/4/1927Dr. Laxminarayan Lal was born.
6/22/1935Vaman Viswanath Kumar, cricketer (useful Madras leggie who only played 2 Tests), was born in Madras.
5/13/1997Doordarshan drops plans to enter the direct-to-home (DTH) mode of television transmission.
9/15/1940Anil Yashwant Tipnis, Air Chief Marshal, was born.
5/17/1887Ranglal Bandopadhyay, Bengali poet, essay-writer and journalist, passed away.
8/15/1972Postal Index Number (PIN Code) of 6-digits was introduced.