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Historical Event on 10/28/1997
Cabinet permits RBI to issue rupee notes of 1000 denomination.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 7/17/1976 | Mudliyar A. Ramaswami, Padmabhushan awardee, politician and industrialist, passed away. |
| 8/2/1891 | Padmashree V. P. Karmarkar (Nanasaheb), famous sculptor, was born. |
| 4/22/1996 | Hiteshwar Saikia, chief minister of Assam (1991-96), passed away at the age of 62 years, and Dr. Bhumidhar Barman became new CM. |
| 8/1/1905 | Horse drawn tram cars were closed down in Bombay. This service was started on May 9, 1874 with 20 tram cars and 200 horses. The very first day of its run, the number of passengers carried was 451 and the amount earned was Rs. 85/- on the last day it had 1360 horses and carried 71,947 passengers and earned Rs.4,260/. |
| 6/1/1972 | Space Commission and Department of Space was set up. Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) brought under Department of Space (DOS). |
| 6/10/1890 | Sunday introduced as a weekly holiday. |
| 3/21/1921 | Indian National Congress decided it's Flag. |
| 11/11/1913 | Gandhi sentenced to nine months' imprisonment at South Africa. |
| 9/4/1979 | India need 438 to win v England, game ends at 8-429. |
| 12/29/1977 | World's biggest Drive-In theatre started screening in Bombay. |
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