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Historical Event on 8/27/1958
Metric system of weights and measures introduced.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 3/26/1977 | Morarji Desai, the new Prime Minister, forms his Cabinet. |
| 4/5/1990 | Mrs.Sheela Flather, an Indian national, becomes the first Asian to be nominated to the House of Lords. |
| 2/25/1923 | S. Kumaran, political, social reformer and Trade Union worker, was born in Alleppey, Kerala. |
| 5/20/1992 | V. Prabhakaran, LTTE supremo, heads the list of 41 accused in the SIT chargesheet. |
| 9/6/1995 | Salil Chaudhary, famous music director in Hindi film industry, passed away. |
| 5/19/1796 | Game protection law restricts encroachment on Indian hunting grounds. |
| 7/25/1992 | R. Venkataraman retired from the post of 8th President. |
| 10/28/1998 | Ghulam Ahmed, former Indian cricket captain, died in Hyderabad. |
| 5/7/1889 | Dr. Narayan Subbarao Hardikar, freedom fighter, journalist and Padmabhushan awardee, was born. |
| 12/17/1933 | Lala Amarnath scores a century (118) in his Test Cricket debut. |
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