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Historical Event on 12/1/1970

T. Swaminathan was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 02-11-1972

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/25/1824Micheal Madhusudan Dutta, Bengali poet and dramatist, was born in Sagardari village of Jessore district.
11/14/1964Nehru Commemorative coin is released.
5/13/1996Lok Sabha election results (534 out of 537) announced, giving BJP (161) the position of the largest single party.
5/29/1979Perminder Singh Sangha, Soccer(Football) player, was born in Oslo, Norway.
4/20/1971Air India started Boing 707 Jumbo Jet flight between Bombay and London.
3/18/1998A.B. Vajpayee, the Prime Minister-designate, releases the 'national agenda for governance' in New Delhi. It is silent on the Ram temple issue, scrapping of Article 370 and a uniform civil code.
11/30/1998Ghasiram Yadav (74), member of Parliament representing Alawar in Rajasthan and former MLA and Minister in the State, died in Jaipur.
7/17/1937Delhi-Calcutta Express Train derailed near Patna killing 95.
1/24/1950Dr. Rajendra Prasad became the first President of India.
2/3/1997Major fire reduces Calcutta Book Fair to ashes.