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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.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/12/1954Bharat Reddy, cricket wicket-keeper (India 1979), was born in Madras.
8/13/2000The Government announces the opening up of the national long distance communication segment with no restriction on the number of players.
3/28/1954The flight undertook its first VVIP commitment, when it carried the first Prime Minister of India, the Late Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, from Palam to Tilpat range and back to witness the 'Fire Power Demo'. It carried wide spectrum of VVIPs, including the President, the Prime Minister, renowned statesmen, Generals, Luminaries and visiting foreign dignitaries.
4/21/1998Ashok Kumar, Special Secretary, Union Home Ministry, who headed a Central team to Tamil Nadu to assess the law and order situation, was transferred to the Planning Commission.
10/1/1995Hastimal Firodia, astrologer and industrialist, died.
5/11/1895Jiddu Krishnamurti, great Indian profound philosopher of international repute, was born at Madanapalle, Andhra Predesh. His famous book ""Song of Life"" contains most of his philosophical thoughts and teachings.
12/20/1957Kalinga Prize for 1957 awarded to Lord Bertrand Russell.
9/18/1917Sher Singh, educationist and politician, was born at Baghpur (Haryana).
1/25/1971Himachal Pradesh High Court was established at Shimla for Himachal Pradesh Territory.
4/21/1913Preview show of 'Raja Harishchandra' was held on April 21 at Olympia Cinema.