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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
3/16/1832Sarfoji Bhosle, King of Tanjawar, passed away.
1/26/1997Mizoram becomes a dry state, the fourth, after Gujarat, AP and Haryana.
12/3/1955In exercise of the powers conferred by the provision in Article 343 (2) of the constitution, orders were issued for the use of Hindi language in addition to the English language for specific purposes of the union.
5/12/1987Britain's HMS Hermes becomes Indian Navy's second aircraft carrier named INS Viraat.
6/10/1987Jeevan, famous Hindi film actor, died.
12/10/1999Pranab Mukherjee and Jaipal Reddy are chosen outstanding parliamentarians for 1997 and 1998 respectively.
2/11/1996Nepal PM Sher Bahadur Deuba arrives in India for a week-long visit.
2/20/1827Mahatma Jyotirao Govindrao Phule, great social worker and founder of `Satyashodhak Samrajya', was born in Pune.
2/22/1977Emergency and 'MISSA' laws were cancelled.
4/26/1952India says U.N. may disintegrate if powers block consideration of issues in small countries.