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Historical Event on 1/21/1924

Professor Madhu Dandavate, former Finance Minister, was born at Ahmednagar.

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12/25/1995First major multi-organ transplant in the country performed in Apollo Hospital in Madras.
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2/27/1999Union Budget presented. Fiscal deficit cut to 4.4 per cent.
4/1/1935The Reserve Bank of India was established as a Central Bank and the job of issuing notes was entrusted to this bank. The Commissioner's office which issued currency was abolished and was substituted by the Governer of the RBI. The issue offices scattered around the country came to be called as the regional offices of the Reserve Bank.
8/9/1965Pakistan chose to persist while the Indian Army Corps on the ceasefire line got down to neutralizing the Gibraltar Force. As a first step, main infiltration routes were blocked and Pakistan was forced out of the Haji Fir bulge (known to them as Bedori).
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3/26/1993Surajkund AICC okays dual posts for Narasimha Rao.