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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 |
| 7/16/1996 | Supreme Court says dowry demand even during marriage talks is an offence. |
| 6/6/1903 | A full length theatre plays like 'Bankimchandrer Sitararn', 'Alibaba' , 'Bhramar', 'Hariraj' , 'Sarla' and 'Buddhadeb' were released at Classic Theatre. These plays were picturised by Hiralal Sen with support of great dramatist Amar Nath Dutt. The main roles were performed by Amar Dutt, N.C. Basu and Kusum Kumari and rest of the characters belonged to the Classic Theatre of Calcutta. They received a great applause from the audience. |
| 6/26/1982 | First Boeing 707 of Air India `Gaurishankar' was crashed at Sahar Airport (Bombay). |
| 1/1/1989 | This year was announced to be observed as the ""International Year of the Young Reader"". |
| 10/15/1866 | Vasudevacharya Kerur, famous Kannad novelist, playwright and journalist, was born. |
| 10/9/1994 | Kamal Bose, great photographer, died. |
| 5/1/1948 | Baroda State merged into Bombay Province. |
| 10/9/1949 | The Territorial Army of India inaugurated by the Governor General. |
| 1/28/1865 | Lala Lajpat Rai 'Punjab Kesari', great valiant freedom fighter, social reformer, humanitarian and lawyer, was born in Dhudike village of Ferozepur district, Punjab. |
| 5/11/1999 | Rajiv Gandhi Assassination Case: The Supreme Court confirmed the death sentence on four of the 26 accused, life imprisionment to three and acquitted the remaining 19 people. |
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