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Historical Event on 1/12/1946
De-monetisation of currency notes of the value of Rs. 500 and above.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 9/4/1997 | Dharmavir Bharti, great journalist and editor of Dharamyug, died at 6 am. |
| 2/3/2000 | Dr. Bimal Jalan, RBI Governor, unveils a seven-point agenda for banking sector reforms. |
| 5/1/1983 | V. N. Swamy, pace bowler without distinction in one Test for India, passed away. |
| 7/27/1910 | Bande Ali Khan, great singer of `Beenkar' and `Kirana Gharana', passed away. |
| 11/6/1985 | Sanjeev Kumar, film actor, died. |
| 12/22/1866 | Mazharul Haque, great social reformer, nationalist, journalist, poet, writer and politician, was born at Bahpura, Bihar. |
| 4/7/1935 | Shankar Abaji Bhise, famous Indian scientist, died. |
| 3/7/1961 | Govind Ballabh Pant passed away. He had served eight years as the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh. He was bestowed with Bharat Ratna in 1959. |
| 8/10/1979 | Rohini Technology Payload (RTP) intended for measuring in-flight performance of first experimental flight of SLV-3, the first Indian Space launch vehicle, failed to be placed in orbit. |
| 3/16/1992 | Satyajit Ray, veteran film producer and director, was presented the honorary Oscar by a three-member Oscar committee at a Calcutta nursing home. |
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