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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
1/12/1990Upper age limit for Civil Services Examination raised from 26 to 28 years.
10/22/1680Rana Rajsingh, king of Mewad, died.
1/1/1985Doordarshan starts Malayalam telecast from Trivandrum.
8/16/1946Hindus and Muslims riot in Calcutta. 90 people lost their lives and other 900 were hurt. The Muslim League observed a ""Direct Action Day"" and announced its withdrawal of support from all plans.
10/24/1851First official telegraph line was opened between Calcutta and Daimond Harbour spanning 33.8 km.
10/16/1922M.V. Desai, social reformer and journalist, was born.
1/18/1999The office of the Board of Control for Cricket in India is ransacked allegedly by Shiv Sainiks protesting agains Pakistan team's tour of India. Shiv Sena denies hand in attack.
4/21/1720Peshwa Balaji Vishwanath passed away and was succeeded by his son Peshwa Baji Rao I. He was a great soldier and General.
8/19/1927Ananta Narsinha Naik, social reformer and politician, was born at Bandora, Goa.
10/26/1930Gulal Bai Parekar, a14-year-old girl led a 13-girls team to hoist the national flag at Esplanade Park. A police sargeant tried to snach the flag and then kidnapped her.