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Historical Event on 8/27/1958

Metric system of weights and measures introduced.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/22/1873Leopold CMS Amery, British minister of Colonies (India), was born.
4/15/1980Six more private sector banks nationalized.
2/3/1983Prime Minister Indira Gandhi laid the foundation stone of Assam's new capital 'Pragjyotishpur'.
8/2/1987Vishwanathan Anand becomes the first Asian to win the World Junior Chess championship.
10/3/2000India and Russia sign a declaration on strategic partnership.
2/21/1997Sonic Multani bags National snooker title in Mumbai.
10/19/1990The Government of India under an ordinance puts forward a three-point formula for Ayodhya issue: (i) to acquire the land (ii) other land may be given for building temple except the disputed one (iii) the issue may referred to Supreme Court for speedy solution.
8/28/1733Sekhoji (Jaysingrao) Angre, famous naval officer of Maratha navy, passed away.
4/17/1941Office of Price Administration was formed which handled the rationing of essential commodities.
10/17/1906Swami Ramtirtha, great social reformer and poet, died at the age of 33.