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Historical Event on 6/1/1964

Nava Paisa, established in 1947, was renamed as 'Paisa'.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/9/1695Waman Pandit, famous pandit poet, took samadhee at Bhogav.
10/26/1937Pandit Hridaynath Mangeshkar, famous music director, was born.
12/21/1990Former Union Finance Secretary S. Venkatramanan appointed Governor of RBI. B. Rachaiah and Dr. Sarup Singh sworn in as Governors of Kerala and Gujarat respectively.
1/1/1998The Election Commission announces the poll schedule for the 12th Lok Sabha. The polling will be on February 16, 22, 28 and March 7. Simultaneously, elections are to be held for the Meghalaya, Tripura, Nagaland, Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh Assemblies.
11/11/1999Mr. Vajpayee, Prime Minister, leaves for Durban summit of the Commonhealth Heads of Government meeting (CHOGM).
11/11/1999Bahadur Shah captured the fort of Chittor and then marched against the Mughal emperor.
8/3/1996Leander Paes wins a bronze (tennis) at Atlanta, bringing India an Olympic medal after a gap of 16 years.
12/16/1980Fisher Wealthy Hornsinger, an American social worker and who worked for Adult Education in India, passed away.
4/28/1974Gaganvihari Lallubhai Mehta, famous economist, politician and journalist, passed away.
5/8/1963Centenary of Indian Red Cross was celebrated. Today is birthday of its founder.