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Historical Event on 5/14/1956
Govt announces that decimal coinage will be introduced in India from April 1, 1957.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 9/13/1965 | Pakistanis bomb Bombay. |
| 9/13/1965 | Mahmud Gawan was appointed as Prime Minister, an office which he held till his execution. |
| 7/7/1998 | India wins Singer-Akai Nidahas Trophy defeating Sri Lanka by six runs in the final at Colombo. New Zealand was the third team in the fray. |
| 6/18/1917 | Lachhmansingh Gill, famous politician and former chief minister, was born. |
| 4/14/1925 | Harisingh Gogumal Kishanchand, cricketer (5 Tests for India 1947-52), was born in Karachi. |
| 3/19/1995 | Vinaychandra Maudgal, founder of Gandharva Mahavidyalay of Delhi and music expert, passed away. |
| 9/22/1994 | G. N. Joshi, famous singer, died. |
| 3/6/1995 | Arun Tamhankar, great journalist, died. |
| 4/13/1889 | Balkrishna A. Pillai, litterateur and journalist, was born. |
| 2/23/1998 | BJP leader Ranjit Yadav was shot dead in Sahibganj district. |
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