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Historical Event on 5/8/1997
India decides to import currency notes for the first time.

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11/18/1961	The Navy went into action under the command of Rear Admiral BS Soman, then Flag Officer Commanding, Indian Fleet. The ships conducted their mission in three geographical areas for liberating Goa .
8/5/1999	Nisha Millet became the first Indian swimmer to receive the International Olympic Committee's Solidarity Scholarship, given to sportspersons with outstanding track record and possessing Olympic potential.
8/5/1986	Vellupillai Prabakaran, Tamil rebel leader, died. The vision of secession for Sri Lanka's Tamil minority may have come to an end. But so, too, might the violence that the nation had endured. Today, Tamil rebel leader Vellupillai Prabakaran accepted the peace accord signed last week by India and Sri Lanka. Prabakaran surrendered to Indian forces and his men turned over their weapons. The pact is seen as a compromise by the co-signers. But to the dejected Tamil leader, who has fought since childhood for a Tamil victory, it was a stinging defeat. The treaty creates an autonomous multi-religious zone in the eastern and northern provinces. The rebels dreamed and passed away for a separate state of their own.
2/21/1973	V. R. Sonalkar was appointed as the Narcotics Commissioner of India. He headed this office till 31-07-1974.
1/18/1977	Morarji Desai and other opposition leaders were released from jail and Lok Sabha was dissolved by the president during the emergency period.
7/25/1997	Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma (1918-1999) retired from the post of 9th President.
6/10/1888	Balraj Bhalla, revolutionary, was born.
2/22/1845	Serampore of Hooghly district and Balasore cities from Dutch purchased East Indian Company.
2/14/2000	The Supreme Court stays the Karnataka High Court judgment quashing the State Government's Ashraya scheme for providing plots to the poor.
5/13/1994	Renowned environmentalist Maurice F. Strong chosen for the Jawaharlal Nehru International Understanding award for 1992.

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Historical Event on 5/8/1997 India decides to import currency notes for the first time.

Historical Event on 5/8/1997
India decides to import currency notes for the first time.