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Historical Event on 12/23/1989

V. C. Pande was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 11-12-1990.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/26/1999Indian Airlines regained the National hockey men's title in Hyderabad.
8/21/1955Ramnarayan Vishwanath Pathak, noted critic of Gujarati literature, poet and story writer, passed away.
2/15/1948Subhadra Kumari Chauhan, famous Hindi poet, political agitator, critic and freedom fighter, passed away near Seoni, Madhya Pradesh, in an automobile accident.
2/28/1951Karsan Devji Ghavri, cricketer (Indian lefty medium pacer early 80s), was born in Rajkot.
12/14/1864Jagat Narayan, law expert and educationist, was born.
7/3/1985Air Chief Marshal D A La Fontaine PVSM, AVSM, VM., became the Air Officer Commanding, India Command. He was in this office till 31/July/1988.
5/29/1991P.V. Narasimha Rao elected President of Congress (I).
12/27/1988The first hot-air Cross India Balloon started its flight in Rajasthan.
8/3/1985Ramon Magsaysay Award for Public Service goes to Baba Amte.
12/31/1861Cherrapunji in Assam received rainfall of 22,990 mm in 1861. This was a world record in itself as no other country or place had received rains to such an extent.