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Historical Event on 8/1/1996

T. S. R. Subramaniam was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 31-03-1998.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/1/1996Jesuit father and first Englishman S.J.Thomas Stephens arrived at Goa in a Portuguese ship. He settled here and died in 1619.
3/11/1881Ashley Eden unveiled in Calcutta Town Hall the first statue of Indians Ram Nath Tagore and Dwarkanath Tagore.
9/24/1992Karnataka High Court stays government order granting permission to open nine private engineering colleges.
11/23/1948The beseiged garrison of Punch was relieved a full year after its siege. This meant that a firm grip had been established all the way from Pathankot on the major portions of this province.
10/28/1946Gandhiji leaves for Calcutta. Riots break out in Bihar.
4/6/2000The Government permits use of LPG as auto fuel.
3/12/1995Congress party loses India national election.
9/4/1929N. Hanumantha Rao, cricket test umpire for 9 tests from 1978-84, was born in Karnataka.
9/25/1946Bishan Singh Giansingh Bedi, cricketer (mighty Indian slow left-armer 1966-79), was born in Amritsar. He received the Arjun Award (1969) and the Padmashree (1970).
7/8/1996Suspended Dy. Municipal Commisioner Khairnar to be removed by Brihan Mumbai Municipal Corporation.