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Historical Event on 10/1/1958

Metric System of weights was introduced in India.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/5/1971India appeals for urgent aid for 1.8 mil. for Bangladeshi refugees in New Delhi.
10/26/1990V. Shantaram, veteran film producer, director and Dadasaheb Phalke awardee, died at the age of 90 years in Bombay.
10/29/1991Janta Dal leaders inculding V.P. Singh arrested on way to Ayodhya.
8/10/1963The Kamraj Plan.
4/14/1991NF promises 5-10\% jobs to economically backward sections among the upper castes.
10/16/1997Queen Elizabeth visits Kalakshetra where she witnesses Bharatanatyam show and film shooting at MGR Film City, Taramani in Chennai. She also goes to Kancheepuram and Sriperumbudur (Rajiv Gandhi memorial).
3/22/1947India's Last Viceroy Lord Louise Mountbatten came to India.
2/11/1993Kamal Amrohi, famous film producer, director and writer, died at the age of 76 years. He is famous for his Hindi films such as Mahal (1949), Pakeezah (1972) and Razia Sultan (1983). He also established Kamal Pictures (Mahal Films) in 1953 and Kamalistan Studio in Bombay in 1958.
12/11/1987Rajiv Government defeats the first ever no-confidence motion.
8/25/1960Olympics opened at Rome.