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Historical Event on 12/4/1992

RBI devalues Rupee by 1.18% against the US dollar. India emerges overall champions with 10 golds; 8 silver and 14 bronzes in the 4th Asian Junior Athletic meet in New Delhi.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/22/1994Punjab brought back to international air map after 10 years with the introduction of flights to 8 countries from Amritsar Rajasansi Airport.
3/1/1903Pareshchandra Bhattacharya, former Gonerner of Indian Reserve Bank, was born.
2/1/1922Gandhiji gives notice to the Viceroy Lord Reading during Bardoli movement to inform him that he was intensifying his action and non-cooperation was to be escalated to Civil Disobedience.
8/20/1885First meeting of the Indian National Congress held.
7/31/1933Gandhiji was arrested from Sabarmati Ashram and imprisoned without trial.
6/23/1930The Simon Commission recommends a federal India and the separation of Burma at London.
11/13/1917Vasantrao Banduji Patil, former Chief Minister of Maharashtra, was born.
6/29/1893Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis, physics, mathematics expert and founder of Indian Statistical Institute, was born at Calcutta.
6/25/1997USA & India sign a new bilateral treaty for the extradition of fugitive offenders.
10/11/1994Molly Chacko at Hiroshima sets record for 3000m (Women) in 9.06.42.