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Historical Event on 5/14/1956

Govt announces that decimal coinage will be introduced in India from April 1, 1957.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/31/1990Bharat Ratna, India's highest award, was given to Dr. Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar (1841-1956) (Posthumous).
4/30/1991BJP election manifesto promises Presidential form of government.
4/8/1894Lifetime of Swami Chandrashekarendra(1894-1994), venerated Shankaracharya saint of Kanchi monastery in South India.
12/1/1921Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose, great nationalist leader, social reformer and freedom fighter was arrested by the British police for six months and sent to jail.
8/10/2000Parliament approves the Uttar Pradesh Reorganisation Bill to create a hilly state of Uttaranchal.
5/19/1990S. R. Bommai unanimously elected President of JD.
3/3/1993Sharad Pawar nominated CM of Maharashtra.
1/18/1925Gajanan Johari, famous Marathi writer, was born.
1/5/1992Ravi Shastri scores 206 at SCG before being Warne's 1st cricket Test wkt.
12/20/1988The Constitution (62nd Amendment) Bill for reducing the voting age from 21 to 18 years receives Parliamentary approval.