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Historical Event on 6/5/1966

Indian rupee devalued by 36.5 percent.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/27/1946London announces parley on India; Muslims accept, Hindus decline.
10/10/1906Narayan Rasipuram Krishnaswamy, great Indian writer, was born.
9/30/1997At least 20 civilians were killed and over 30 injured in unprovoked firing by Pakistani troops on Kargil town in Jammu&Kashmir.
2/25/1977Second satellite Earth Station established at Dehradun.
4/2/1877Narottam Morarjee, great social reformer and the architect of the modern Indian Shipping, was born at Porbandar.
7/25/1958Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, inaugurated.
9/20/1998India lost the fifth and final match of the Sahara Cup by five wickets. Pakistan won the series 4-1 at Toronto.
3/16/1939Subroto Mukherjee became the first Indian Officer to command a squadron when he took over No.1.
7/8/199125 tonnes of gold moved to London from India to raise $ 200 million loan.
3/15/1901Guru Hanuman was born at Jhunjhunu, Rajasthan. He was the pioneer and contributor of wrestling in India. He was bestowed with the Padamshri in 1983. His pupil Satpal and Kartar Singh won Gold Medals in Asian Games.