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Historical Event on 3/31/1980

Nirmal Mukherjee, the last Indian Civil Service Officer, retired from service as Cabinet Secretary.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/27/1998The Centre announces a hefty hike in the pay scales of university and college teachers.
9/19/1950U. N. Assembly rejects Indian-Soviet proposal to admit Communist China in New York.
12/12/1959Dwight D. Eisenhower, American President, came to India.
12/12/1959Sikh Guru, Guru Nanak Dev, was born on Baisakhi in a Khatri family in Talwandi Rae Bhoe in Pakistan, known as Nankana Sahib. Guru Nanak's birthday has been traditionally celebrated on Katik Poornamashi. Althought the correct birth date has been established as Vaisakh 1 (April 14), it will continue to be celebrated on Katik Poornamashi until such time as it is changed to Vaisakh 1. (Most Sikhs in the present day consider themselves members of a separate religion.).
1/4/1964The First Diesel Engine came out of the Varanasi Diesel Engine Carshed.
1/22/1973Swami Ramanand Tirth, politician and educationalist, passed away.
10/10/1964Gurudutt, famous film actor, died
10/10/1964Sheikh Mirza, chieftain of a small state of Ferghana, was born in Turkmenistan.
3/14/1967Vijay Yadav, cricketer (Indian wicket-keeper between More & Mongia), was born in Gonda.
6/30/1979R. D. Singh became the director of Central Bureau of Investigation. He was there in this office till 24 Jan. 1980.