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Historical Event on 8/27/1958
Metric system of weights and measures introduced.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 3/3/1931 | Gandhi and Viceroy Irwin sign Delhi Pact giving Indians right to make salt if civil disobedience stops. |
| 7/15/1967 | Narayan Shripad Rajhans (Balgandharv), famous singer and actor, passed away. |
| 12/27/1962 | India and Pakistan begin negotiations over Kashmir. |
| 1/6/1972 | America declared Naval Drill in the Indian Ocean. |
| 3/23/1992 | G. S. Dhillon, former speaker of Lok Sabha, passed away. |
| 11/12/1762 | Peshwa surrendered in Battle of Alegaon. |
| 12/11/1845 | First battle between Britishers and Sikhs. In 1849, Punjab lost its independence. This is referred as the first Anglo-Sikh War. |
| 2/1/1944 | Arun Tikekar, editor and writer, was born. |
| 2/1/1930 | A bomb, believed to be planted by Indian nationalists, is found at the British Museum at London. |
| 10/6/1913 | V. R. Kant, famous poet, was born. |
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