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Historical Event on 5/8/1997

India decides to import currency notes for the first time.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/29/1979Delhi beat Karnataka by 399 runs to win Cricket's Ranji Trophy.
9/2/1970Parliament abolishes the privileges of 279 maharajahs in New Delhi.
2/1/1994PM Rao attends the World Economic Forum meeting at Davos, Switzerland.
11/21/1971Rebellion in East Pakistan (formerly Bengal). Ten million Bengalis flee to India. Indo-Pak border clashes escalate to war. India defeats West Pakistan. E. Pakistan becomes independent Bangladesh.
11/13/1953Richard Nixon, the US Vice President, arrives in New Delhi.
3/25/1609Henry Hudson embarks on an exploration for Dutch East India Co. at Pulicat.
6/15/1953Internal Air Route Corporation of India was established.
1/3/1995PM inaugurates 82nd Indian Science Congress at Jadavpur University, Calcutta.
6/12/1952J&K Assembly decided to terminate hereditary monarchy.
5/17/1999Sonia Gandhi resigns as Congress president but the CWC(I) rejects it.