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Historical Event on 5/8/1997

India decides to import currency notes for the first time.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/18/1993Mandakini Athvale, first child actor of Indian film industry, died.
11/14/1926Piloo H. Mody, social reformer, politician and architect, was born at Bombay.
9/9/1991Gold ornaments pledged by the Goans to the Portugese bank returned to owners.
2/9/1757In a treaty between Lord Clive and Siraj Ud Daulah, Clive was authorised to safe guard (Killa Bandi) and open mint at Calcutta. Nawab had paid compensation to British Army.
7/12/1999India sets a deadline for intruders withdrawal from Kargil, announces suspension of air strikes.
8/10/1982Memorial of 201 martyrs from Maharashtra inaugurated.
7/14/1636Aurangzeb was appointed as Shahjahan by Viceroy of Deccan.
7/14/1963Swami Shivanand Saraswati, religious leader, passed away.
11/24/1899Pandit Hiralal Shastri, great social worker, leader and first chief minister of Rajasthan state, was born at Jobner, Jaipur District.
2/6/1995India and France decide to set up permanent Secretariat in Paris during the Indo-French Joint Business Council in Delhi.