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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
9/16/1997Rajeev Balakrishnan sets 100m national mark in the ITC International Athletics meet.
2/2/1956The president inaugurated the Bhoodan padyatra led by Dr. Sushila Nayar.
2/19/1997Massive blowout in ONGC oil field at Devarapally, A.P.
11/12/2000Huge voter turnout for Congress Presidential poll. Seven top BSF and IAF officials die after their MI8 helicopter crashes near Lakhpat in the Rann of Kutch in Gujarat.
5/28/1968Bhagwan Gopinathji Bhan, was a mystic saint of early 20th century Kashmir in India. He has been called a ""jivanmukta"" (liberated soul) or ""Aghoreshwar"" and his spiritual state has been described as ""Shambhavi Avastha"" (state of Shiva), died. He was a great devotee of Shiva and Shakti and took intense "Sadhana". His disciples and devotees set up an ashram at Kharyar in Srinagar in his name.
9/4/1947Gandhiji breaks fast.
8/5/1981Jagjivan Ram heads breakaway Congress(U) and calls new party Congress (J).
9/16/1997General Manager of Tata Tea remanded to judicial custody on charges of abetting and aiding ULFA.
11/19/1998A. B. Vajpayee approves formation of the National Security Council, a new high-power hub, to give policy directions to safeguard the country's security.
12/6/2000Bishop Vinod Peter, National Christian Council of India president and church of North India moderator, and Rajasthan CNI Bishop Gerald Andrews die in a car accident near Jodhpur in Rajasthan.