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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
10/24/1868Balasaheb Pantpratinidhi, king of Aundh and painter, was born.
4/25/1906Dara Nusserwanji Marshall, librarian and educationist, was born.
6/15/1960Bardwan University was established in West Bengal.
6/1/1955India's Untouchability (Offence) Act comes into force.
6/19/1979Morarji Desai resigns after split in Janata Party.
9/29/1991Ustad Yunus Hussain Khan, famous singer of 'Agra Gharana', passed away.
5/31/1977Major Premchand and Naik Nima Dorji Sherpa, in the team on Indian Army Treckers, reached the peak of Kanchenjunga. They were amongst the first Indians to reach this peak.
7/14/1928Bedabrata Barua, educationist, social reformer and politician, was born.
10/12/1911Vijay Madhavji Merchant Thackersey, cricketer (all-time great Indian batsman), was born in Bombay.
3/18/1997Indo-Bangladesh friendship treaty, signed 25 years ago, expires.