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Historical Event on 4/1/1935
The Reserve Bank of India was established as a Central Bank and the job of issuing notes was entrusted to this bank. The Commissioner's office which issued currency was abolished and was substituted by the Governer of the RBI. The issue offices scattered around the country came to be called as the regional offices of the Reserve Bank.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 6/1/1916 | Lokmanya Tilak roared ''Freedom is by birthright'' at Ahmednagar. |
| 1/15/2000 | Baba Amte, social artist, receives Gandhi Peace Prize 1999, from the President K. R. Narayanan. |
| 11/6/1962 | National Defence Council established. |
| 11/2/1885 | Balwant Pandurang Kirloskar (Annasaheb), first great Marathi musical drama playwright, died. |
| 8/11/1908 | Khudiram Bose was hanged on this day in Central Jail at Mujaffarpur, Bihar at the age of 19 years. He along with Prafulla Chaki had planned to bomb the carriage supposed to be carrying Kingsford, unfortunately he was betrayed and was caught and finally was sentenced to death and hanged. This day is observed as ""Martyr's Day"" in memory of the great freedom fighter. Even today the soul stirring songs composed in his honour are sung by Bengali folk-singers. |
| 9/8/1947 | There was little time to celebrate independence in India and Pakistan as large parts of the dominions were paralyzed with fear. Mobs ran wild as Muslims and Hindus battled to death and turned streets into rivers of blood. |
| 6/2/1990 | Sri Ram Sharma Acharya passed away. (27-6-91). |
| 3/5/1997 | Pravin Thipsay wins the United Insurance GM chess tournament in Dhaka. |
| 9/4/1990 | Congress (I) opposes the Prasar Bharati Bill in the Rajya Sabha saying the party wants the bill to be sent to a select committee. |
| 1/17/1889 | Shri Baldev Ramji Mirdha, great social worker, leader and politician, was born in village Kuchera, district Nagaur of Rajasthan. |
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