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Historical Event on 1/1/1969

B. Sivaraman was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 30-11-1970.

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1/7/1988Mrs. Janaki Ramachandran sworn in as CM of Tamil Nadu.
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11/7/1990Lawrence Durrell, great Indian English and author (Mount Olive), passed away at the age of 78.
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12/28/2000India, Russia sign their biggest yet defence deal for licensed production of the Sukhoi-30 MKI fighter jets worth $3 billion.
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