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Historical Event on 1/1/1880

Money order system was introduced.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/11/1987President's rule imposed in Punjab.
1/19/1997Malaysian PM Mahathir Mohamad arrives in India on a 4-day visit.
5/14/1954President issues an order extending application of Indian Constitution to Kashmir with the concurrence of the State government.
4/26/1945Virinchirpuram Krishnamurthi Ramaswamy, cricketer (Indian Test umpire stood in 1996 World Cup), was born in Madras.
4/1/1962Metric weights became compulsory as New Weights and Measurements Metric system was intoduced by Indian Government.
3/6/1998A Congress(I) Ministry headed by Virbhadra Singh is sworn in at Himachal Pradesh.
6/21/1940Keshavrao Baliram Hedgewar, politician and founder of Rashtriya Swayansewak Sangh (RSS), passed away.
7/13/1995Devyani Chaubal, film journalist, passed away.
9/5/1987Shanbagh, Vandana Rao, Shiny and Usha sets record in the women's category for 4x400m race in 3.31.55 seconds at Rome .
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.