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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
2/19/1902Pandit Lallu Ram appointed as Hindi Professor at Fort William College, Calcutta.
1/19/1990Mr. Jagmohan takes over the administration in J&K as the new Governor after CM Farukh Abdulla resigns.
7/27/1941Japanese forces land in Indo-China.
1/14/1843Fakir Mohan Senapati, great writer and nationalist, was born.
3/29/1914Mother of Sri Aurobindo Ashram came in India.
9/2/1996Grandmaster Viswanathan Anand beats Garry Kasparov in Rapid Chess tournament in Geneva.
3/29/1998The new govt. wins the vote of confidence in the Lok Sabha.
5/22/1963Rohini, Glider, became the first to successfully fly at Kanpur.
12/7/1995Indian National Satellite (INSAT-2C), third indigenous satellite in the INSAT-2 series, launched. This has additional capabilities such as mobile satellite service, business communication and television outreach beyond Indian boundaries. This is still in service. It was launched by Ariane launch vehicle at French Guyana.
8/1/1916Mrs. Annie Besant in cooperation with Bal Gangadhar Tilak started the Home Rule League Movement with Dadabhai Naoroji as its President.