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Historical Event on 8/1/1993

Dr. K. N. Raju, a Nilakantan protegee, assumes office as NAL's fourth Director.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/29/1991Ustad Yunus Hussain Khan, famous singer of 'Agra Gharana', passed away.
7/2/1961Prof M S Thacker, DG-CSIR, laid the foundation stone for the wind tunnel complex.
12/1/1921Des Raj Kalia, great librarian, was born at Fazilka, Punjab.
4/26/1999The President dissolves Lok Sabha and orders fresh elections.
3/24/2000Rupali Repale of India becomes the first woman and the youngest to swim the Robben Island channel-both ways.
3/26/1993Surajkund AICC okays dual posts for Narasimha Rao.
10/23/1959Chinese military confrontation with India in Aksai Chin killed 17 Indian soldiers in a clash on the Kashmir border.
2/2/2000The Government decides to appoint former Chief Justice of India M.N. Venkatachaliah as the Chairman of the National Commission to review the Constitution.
10/9/1877Utkalmani Pandit Gopabandhu Das, great freedom fighter, social reformer, educationist, poet, author, lawyer of modern Orrisa, was born in Puri District, Orissa.
2/7/1993Medium-range surface to surface missile, 'Prithvi' successfully launched for the 10th time.