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Historical Event on 8/1/1957

M. K. Vellodi was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 04-06-1958.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/20/2000India-born Mr. Ujjal Dosanjh (52), leader of New Democratic Party, sworn in Canada's first Indo-Canadian Premier of British Columbia.
9/12/1992Mallikarjun Bhimramayya Mansoor, famous Hindustani classical vocalist of Jaipur Gharana, died in Dharward, Karnataka at the age of 81 years.
3/27/1997Punjab men and Railway women win National volleyball league in Tiruppur.
5/5/1989Naval Tata, famous industrialist, passed away.
4/17/1996Indian Railways bars AIDS patients from using trains.
10/26/1999India is re-elected to United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).
1/12/1918C. Ramchandra (Chitalkar), famous film music director, was born.
3/10/1897Savitri Bai Phule passed away. She played a prominent role in assisting her husband Mahatma Jyotirao Govindrao Phule in education field. She taught in schools for girls and for downtroddens and untouchables.
1/17/1997Government rules out granting dual citizenship to NRIs.
5/13/1995Renowned environmentalist Maurice F. Strong chosen for the Jawaharlal Nehru International Understanding awarded for 1992.