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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
9/25/1990Sabyasachi Mukherji, Chief Justice of Supreme Court, aged 63, died in London.
12/22/1940Manvendranath Rai established the Radical Democratic Party.
3/10/1922Gandhiji arrested for the first time in Bombay on the charges of sedition at Sabarmati.
8/15/1950Earthquake measuring 8.6 on Richter Scale hits Assam in north eastern India claiming 11,000 lives.
1/26/1957India annexes Kashmir, Constitution for incorporation with India goes into effect.
2/16/1982Jawaharlal Nehru was staged first time in Calcutta Invitation International Gold Cup Football Tournament.
10/12/1990Government of India announces a 15\% cut in oil consumption, exempting LPG and kerosene.
11/16/1883Pandit Baburao Vishnu Paradkar, eminent Hindi editor and journalist, was born at Varanasi.
2/16/1944Dadasaheb Phalke passed away in Nasik at the age of 74. He is remembered as the 'Father of Indian Cinema'. He produced India's first feature Film, 'Raja Harishchandra'. He was Director, Producer, Writer, Editor & Laboratorian. Dada Saheb Phalke Award issued by Government of India is given in his memory.
2/7/1931Shila Kaul, the chief minister of New Delhi, was born.