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Historical Event on 7/1/1958

Vishnu Sahay was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 10-11-1960.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/20/1917Ram Gopal, great Indies /English classical dancer (Blue Peter, Purple Plain), was born.
6/21/1941Chakravorty Rajgopalachari became the First Indian Governor General of India.
2/18/1975Syed Nazir Ali, cricketer (2 Tests for India, 4 wickets), passed away.
2/13/1936Dinsha Wachha, great Industrialist and social worker, passed away at Mumbai.
3/22/1957National Calander based on Saka Samvat was adopted. As per this calander, the date of adoption was "Chaitra first, 1879 Saka along with Gregorian.
7/13/1997A mob, allegedly of Shiv Sainiks, attacks and ransacks official residences of Congress leaders Chagan Bhujbal and Madhukar Pichad (Assembly).
10/13/1679More than 20,000 lives were claimed near Massurla Pattanam city, costal area of South India, in a severe storm.
1/25/1988Bharat Ratna, India's highest award, was given to Dr. Marudu Gopalan Ramachandran, MGR (Posthumous) (1917-1987).
2/19/1997Massive blowout in ONGC oil field at Devarapally, A.P.
5/13/1953The first Indian Navy air station INS Garuda was commissioned at Venduruthy, the naval base in Cochin.