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Historical Event on 1/12/1990

Upper age limit for Civil Services Examination raised from 26 to 28 years.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/24/1815John Sevier, Indian fighter (Gov/Rep-Tn), died at the age of 70.
9/26/1975Notification to pay equal payment to both men and women workers was promulgated.
8/23/1986B. G. Deshmukh was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 27th March, 1989.
2/17/1931Viceroy of India Lord Irvin accepted Mahatma Gandhi as leader of people and invited him at Vicregal Lodge (now known at Rashtrapati Bhavan). After the event, Winston Churchill, who later became Prime Minister of Britain, referred Gandhiji as ""the Half-Naked Fakir of India"".
10/2/1930Jayasinghrao Mansingrao Ghorpade, cricketer (8 Tests for India 1952-59 with little impact), was born in Panchgani, Maharashtra.
11/13/1917Gajanan Madhav, famous modern Hindi poet, critic and storywriter, was born.
6/24/1996Nanchil K. Manoharan, former DMK Finance Minister, expelled from the party.
1/23/1993Indian Airlines B737 crashes at Aurangabad, 61 die.
1/24/1948Australia all out 674 vs India (Bradman 201, Hassett 198*).
1/22/1998Second Lieutenant Punit Datta is posthumously selected for the nation's highest peace time gallantry award, Ashok Chakra.