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Historical Event on 8/27/1958

Metric system of weights and measures introduced.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/17/1993LTTE commander Sadasivan Krishnakumar alias Kittu was killed in a ship blaze off Madras coast.
12/29/1996Trishul', surface-to-air missile successfully tested.
8/4/1928Udham Singh, Indian field hockey player (Olympic-gold-1952, 56, 64), was born.
6/28/1857Nana Sahib proclaimed himself as the Peshwa and called for the total extermination of the British power of India at Bithoor.
2/23/1993Jnanpith Award was given to Sitakant Mahapatra (Oriya).
5/3/1999Cochin Port Trust men and Southern Railway women won the 21st Federation Cup volleyball titles in Pathanamthitta.
1/19/1987Narain Dutt Ojha made some sort of a record at the residence of the Chief Justice of India when he was sworn in as a Judge of Supreme Court at 10.00 p.m.
12/29/1975D.K. Barooah elected Congress President.
11/14/1995Supreme Court gave patients the right to drag careless doctors to Court.
7/1/1949M. Venkaiah Rangaiah Naidu was born in Chavatapalem, Distt. Nellore (Andhra Pradesh).