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Historical Event on 4/1/1962
Metric weights became compulsory as New Weights and Measurements Metric system was intoduced by Indian Government.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 9/21/1895 | Annapurnanand, great writer, was born. |
| 6/28/1975 | As a response to anti-government demonstrations, India imposes the toughest press censorship since independence. |
| 11/18/1901 | V. Shantaram alias Shantaram Rajaram Vankudre, famous film maker and actor (Chitrapat Maharashi), was born. |
| 6/20/1979 | Renedy Singh, Indian Soccer(Football) player, was born in Manipur. |
| 8/29/1991 | Second operational Indian Remote Sensing satellite (IRS-1B) launched by a Russian launch vehicle, Vostok. It is still in service. |
| 9/4/1862 | Kaminikumar Chanda, social reformer and politician, was born. |
| 7/29/1995 | Anup Jalota, famous Bhajan and Ghazal singer, was born. |
| 10/14/1997 | Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip visit Amritsar and spend time at the Jallianwala Bagh and Golden Temple complex. |
| 1/12/1990 | Upper age limit for Civil Services Examination raised from 26 to 28 years. |
| 11/1/1992 | Indirabai Khadilkar, famous singer, died. |
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