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Historical Event on 9/8/1951

The office of Controller of Military Accounts (Pensions) was re-designated as CDA(P), Allahabad.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/9/1976President suspends seven freedoms guaranteed by Article 19 of the Constitution.
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6/13/1965Maninder Singh Harbansingh Billa, cricketer (Indian leftarm spinner in 35 Tests 1982-93), was born in Pune.
6/3/1930George John Fernandes, social reformer and politician, was born in Mangalore (Karnataka).
7/16/1929Indian Council of Agricultural Research, an autonomous apex national organisation which plans, conducts and promotes research, education, training and transfer of technology for advancement of agriculture and allied sciences, was established. It has 45 Central Research Institutes, 4 National Bureaux, 10 Project Directorates, 30 National Research Centres, 90 All India Co-ordinated Research Projects, 261 Krishi Vigyan Kendras and 8 Trainers Training Centres.
10/24/2000Sitaram Kesri (81), former Congress President, died at the AIIMS in New Delhi.
11/6/1988The graduated use of force finally compelled the rebels to surrender and the personnel of Godavari then took over. When psychological pressure did not succeed, warning shots were fired by both the naval ships.
6/23/1958Tamil leaders in Madras call on Nehru to lobby for better treatment of Ceylon's Tamil minority.
10/23/1996Amjad Ali Khan, sarod maestro, appointed UNICEF's national ambassador for children.
2/19/1986Computerised railway ticket reservation system was introduced in New Delhi Railway station.