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Historical Event on 1/1/1880

Money order system was introduced.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/1/1977M. L. Wadhawan was appointed as the Narcotics Commissioner of India. He headed this office till 02-09-1979.
6/5/1994India test-fires a missile capable of reaching targets in China.
5/14/1954President issues an order extending application of Indian Constitution to Kashmir with the concurrence of the State government.
12/20/1999Mulayam Singh Yadav, Samajwadi Party Chief, opposes signing of CTBT.
1/28/1846British forcibly separate Kashmir from the Sikhs and sell it to the Maharaja of Jammu for 1,000,000 pounds after the Battle of Allwal.
2/6/1959Ann Chandy was appointed the first Woman judge of Kerala High Court. In 1937, she became the 'munsif'.
5/24/1993India and Uzbekistan sign five pacts.
9/2/1996Grandmaster Viswanathan Anand beats Garry Kasparov in Rapid Chess tournament in Geneva.
10/15/1992Talwinder Singh Parmar, the Babbar Khalsa founder who masterminded the Kanishka jumbo explosion of 1985, was shot by security forces in Punjab.
12/27/1797Mirza Ghalib, great urdu poet and writer, was born at Agra.