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Historical Event on 1/1/1969

B. Sivaraman was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 30-11-1970.

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8/11/1893First Hindu-Muslim riots in Maharashtra.
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7/13/1990Union Ministers Arun Nehru, Arif Mohammed Khan and Satpal Malik submitted their resignation in protest against O.P.Chautala's taking over as CM of Haryana.
6/9/199881 persons are killed as cyclone hits the Saurashtra and Kutch regions of Gujarat and Jalore district of Rajasthan. Subsequently, the toll is put at 934 in the Kutch-Saurashtra region alone.
9/1/1947Mahatma Gandhi undertakes a fast for unity among Hindus and Muslims. He breaks the fast after 73 hours when peace is restored.
4/14/1990L. P. Poarbosa sworn in as CM of Goa.
7/3/1975Virendrakishor Roy Chaudhary, famous music director, passed away.
11/19/2000The Government announces a partial rollback in the price of kerosene by Re. 1 a litre and LPG by Rs. 10 a cylinder in deference to the demands by allies led by the Trinamool Congress.
5/1/1992Seperate secretariat was established for primary education.
1/24/1948Australia all out 674 vs India (Bradman 201, Hassett 198*).