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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
7/20/1969Varahagiri Venkatagiri retired from the post of President.
11/1/1996Three national parties (Indira Congress, Janata Party and Samata Party) to lose their recognition as national parties as they failed to get the minimum required support in the general election to the 11th Lok Sabha.
3/25/1954The first helicopter S-55 arrived ferried to Delhi. The Indian Air Force experience with rotary wing aircraft. It was indeed a 'red letter day' in the history of IAF a befitting gift on its coming of age ' when the first helicopter wearing IAF markings appeared at Palam in the form of a Sikorsky, S-55. Such a swift action, complete involvement and dedication on the part of the crew and technicians was the clear indication of the standards with which One-O-Four set about its tasks for others to emulate.
3/3/1943Gandhi breaks his hunger strike after 21 days.
7/20/1998Mr. Jaswant Singh, Prime Minister's special envoy, and U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Strobe Talbott discuss nuclear non-proliferation and security-related issues in New Delhi.
4/14/1990J&K Assembly dissolved.
2/13/1999The 5th National Games were inaugurated by President K.R. Narayanan in Imphal.
1/23/1976Gautam Buddha's lost city of Kapilavastu was found in an excavation.
3/22/1963World Bank loans India $ 67 mil. to improve its railways.
6/7/1965Ashutosh Kali, great revolutionary, passed away.