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Historical Event on 4/1/1962

Metric weights became compulsory as New Weights and Measurements Metric system was intoduced by Indian Government.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/27/1989M. Karunanidhi sworn in as DMK CM in Tamil Nadu.
6/6/1890Gopinath Bardoloi, architect of modern Assam, freedom fighter and leader, was born.
8/18/1951Indian Institute of Technology was opened in Kharagpur, West Bengal.
5/14/1995Major train accident near Salem when KK Express collides with goods train killing 51 people.
5/14/1995Vasco-de-Gama was the Last Viceroy of Portuguese, who ruled India.
1/24/1995Congress (I) suspends Arjun Singh from the party.
6/29/1857Battle at Chinhat (Indies rebel under Barkat Ahmed beat British).
5/4/1990Supreme Court directs Central Government to set up a Tribunal to resolve Cauvery water dispute between Tamil Nadu and Karnataka.
10/31/1843Tarkanath Gangopadhyay, first realistic social novelist of Bengal, was born.
11/9/1913Weekly 'Pratap' was published from Kanpur which was edited by Ganesh Shankar Vidyrarthi.