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Historical Event on 1/12/1946

De-monetisation of currency notes of the value of Rs. 500 and above.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/3/1929Chimanbhai Patel, former Chief Minister of Gujarat, was born.
7/5/1993Air Marshal Swarup Krishna Kaul appointed Chief of Air Staff.
1/25/1992Bharat Ratna, India's highest award, was given to Jehangir Ratanji Dadabhai Tata (1904-1993).
6/1/1947Balbhimraj Gore, litterateur and Hindi critic, was born.
11/20/1967First Indian made Sounding Rocket 'Rohini RH75' launched into space from Thumba Equatorial Rocket Launching Station.
8/17/1911Y.R. Lokurkar, senior journalist, was born.
4/9/1669Aurangzeb issued a general order all the schools and temples of the infidels.
10/16/1788Maratha's crowned Shahaalam as king of Delhi.
1/19/1977World's largest crowd--12.7 million--gather for Indian religious festival 'Kumbh Mela'.
4/15/1975Janata Party's `People's March' to Parliament.