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Historical Event on 10/1/1958

Metric System of weights was introduced in India.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/26/1937Pandit Hridaynath Mangeshkar, famous music director, was born.
10/29/1935Narendra Kumar Chhajerh, great industrialist, was born.
2/6/1992The Centre decides to wind up the 7-year-old Food Processing Industry ministry.
12/25/1969India all out for 163 at Madras vs Australia, Ashley Mallett takes 5-91.
7/21/1977K.S. Hegde elected Lok Sabha Speaker.
10/24/1657Kalyan and Bhiwandi came under the rule of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj.
12/14/1984First MIG 27M aircraft assembled by Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd. takes off.
9/15/1912Rusi Karanjia, journalist and publisher, was born.
12/23/1969Armstrong and Aldrin collected Moon rock, which was kept on exhibition in New Delhi.
10/29/1992Komar Singh, the first Indian Ambassador to Israel, presented credentials to President Chain Herzog in Jerusalem.