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Historical Event on 7/1/1906

Pulavar Kulandai, great author and poet, was born at Bhavani.

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1/15/1965Food Corporation of India inaugurated in Madras.
10/31/1962Krishna Menon, Home Minister, resign due to attack by China.
10/4/1997Indian National Satellite (INSAT-2D), fourth satellite in INSAT-2 series, became inoperable due to power bus anomaly. This satellite had capabilities such as mobile satellite service, business communication and television outreach beyond Indian boundaries.
2/10/1990Saroj Mukherjee, WB's CPI(M) secretary, died.
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12/11/1990Naresh Chandra was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 31-07-1992
5/10/1992Dr. D.S.Tyagi, Chairman of the Agricultural Costs and Prices Commission, was shot dead by suspected Sikh terrorists in Delhi.
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