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Historical Event on 1/8/1993

Dr. P.C. Alexander appointed Governor of Maharashtra.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/23/1989V. C. Pande was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 11-12-1990.
8/7/1887Kasturi Shriniwas Iyengar, politician and journalist, was born.
10/1/1953The first new state in India since 1949, Andhra Pradesh, is established on purely linguistic basis and formally inaugurated. This state was created by sub-dividing state of India, Madras Province and this movement was started by Shriramulu for which he had to sacrifice his life.
9/1/1998Leaded petrol is banned in Delhi.
1/1/1987United Nations General Assembly announced this year to be observed as the ""International Year of Shelter for the Homeless"". (5-10-87).
8/1/1994The Railway passenger insurance scheme comes into force.
8/19/1916Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma, former President of India, was born.
9/29/1907Labour MP James Keir Hardie accuses UK of running India 'like the Czar runs Russia'
7/31/1974B. S. Chawla was appointed as the Narcotics Commissioner of India. He headed this office till 15-08-1974.
7/30/1920Rikhye Maj-Gen Indar Jit, Educationist and Former Army Officer, was born at Lahore.