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Historical Event on 7/1/1996

RBI reduces cash reserve ratio to 12\%.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/14/1774Bentik, first Governor General of India, was born.
11/6/1996India wins Titan's cup beating South Africa in Mumbai.
11/11/1921Gandhi urges Hindus to remove statue of ex-Viceroy Lord Lawrence.
2/28/1919Gandhiji signs Satyagraha Pledge to secure withdrawal of Rowlatt Bills.
12/3/1884Dr. Rajendra Prasad, first President of India, was born in Jeradei village of Bihar.
5/28/1968Bhagwan Gopinathji Bhan, was a mystic saint of early 20th century Kashmir in India. He has been called a ""jivanmukta"" (liberated soul) or ""Aghoreshwar"" and his spiritual state has been described as ""Shambhavi Avastha"" (state of Shiva), died. He was a great devotee of Shiva and Shakti and took intense "Sadhana". His disciples and devotees set up an ashram at Kharyar in Srinagar in his name.
10/1/1886Baluchisthan became a part of India.
10/1/1958Metric System of weights was introduced in India.
8/18/1979Vasantrao Naik, former Chief Minister of Maharashtra, died.
4/16/1930Baba Kanshi Ram, freedom fighter and social reformer, was arrested by British police.