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Historical Event on 5/8/1997
India decides to import currency notes for the first time.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 1/1/1985 | United Nations General Assembly proclaimed the year as the ""International Youth Year""(IYY) with the theme ""Participation, Development and Peace"". |
| 8/12/1602 | Abul Fazal, Akbar's minister, was killed on the instructions of Jahangir. |
| 5/12/1984 | Dr. Rajah Sir Muthiah Chettiar, social reformer, passed away at Madras. |
| 1/3/1919 | Shambhu Pan, cricket Test Umpire for 9 tests from 1960-70, was born at Bengal. |
| 4/30/1896 | Maa Anandamayee (1896-1982), God-intoxicated yogini and mystic Bengali saint, was born at Kheora. Her spirit lives on in devotees. |
| 9/2/1992 | Shripad Deshpande, senior journalist, passed away. |
| 6/30/1823 | Sir Dinshaw Manokji Petit, famous industrialist, was born. |
| 8/5/1604 | John Eliot, ""Apostle to Indians,"" Bible translator, baptized. |
| 1/14/1994 | C. V. Waran, veteran freedom fighter and social worker, passed away. |
| 12/12/1964 | HJT-16, the first Indian jet trainer, made its inaugural flight. |
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