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Historical Event on 7/1/1991

Rupee devalued by 8.5\%.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/26/1945Virinchirpuram Krishnamurthi Ramaswamy, cricketer (Indian Test umpire stood in 1996 World Cup), was born in Madras.
7/24/1932Ramkrishna Mission Seva Pratisthan was established for the service of the sick and humanitarian activities.
9/2/1911Chamaklal Dahyabhai Vyas, great poet, was born at Gujarat, Vyara.
8/17/1761William Carey, the first English missionary to India, was born. He taught at the newly founded Fort William College at Calcutta from 1801 till his death and helped found the Serampore Press, which made the Bible accessible to over 300 million people.
3/26/1918Vanavihari B.N. Sundara Rao, great author and journalist, was born at Varthur, Bangalore.
4/12/1912Kirpal Singh Narang, social reformer and educationist, was born at Amritsar (Punjab).
11/14/1969Jawaharlal Nehru University inaugurated in New Delhi.
1/20/1995Supreme Court orders closure of 84 industries in and around Taj Mahal in UP due to pollution.
12/15/1999Yashwant Sinha, Finance Minister, arrives in Berlin to attend G-20 meet.
10/27/1907Brahma Bandhav Upadhyay died.