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Historical Event on 7/1/1991

Rupee devalued by 8.5\%.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/29/1989Voters oust Gandhi and Congress party
5/1/1946Joanna Lumley, actress (Abs Fab, OHM's Secret Service), was born in Kashmir, India.
5/12/1998Bill Clinton, US President, asks India to sign the CTBT.
7/6/1955Marshall Tito and Nehru's joint declaration in Belgrade.
11/27/1994Shyam Vyas, veteran Hindi story writer, passed away.
11/6/1996India wins Titan's cup beating South Africa in Mumbai.
7/6/2000Mohan Lal bags Best Actor Award for his sensitive portrayal of a Kathakali artist in ''Vaanasprastham'' and the film wins the Best Feature Film and Best Editing Awards at the 47th National Film Festival-2000.
7/20/1954Armistice for Indo-China signed.
12/8/1970Army Ordnance Corps was awarded the 'Colours' by the Vice President of India, Shri G S Pathak, at AOC Centre, Secunderabad. The Ordnance colour is a scarlet silken flag with the Ordnance crest in the center and surrounding it is a wreath of Ashoka Leaves and Lotus flowers.
7/31/1907Damodar Dharmanand Kosambi, famous ancient researcher and mathematician, was born.