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Historical Event on 10/1/1991

India takes over the presidency of Security Council with Ambassador G.R. Gharekhan in the chair.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/30/1903Bhagwati Charan Varma was born.
4/29/2000The Army institutes a high-level court of inquiry under Maj. Gen. C.B. Suku to look into the causes of the arms depot conflagration.
4/25/1976India all out for 97 vs West Indies because five men absent hurt.
2/18/1945Kal Yug' era passed away.
6/1/1927Justice Savyasachi Mukherjee was born.
3/23/1947Lord Mountbatten was sent as a Viceroy to India who was designated to free India.
5/20/1932Bipinchandra Ramchandra Pal, powerful journalist and revolutionary freedom fighter, passed away. He was amongst the trio which was known as ""Lal - Bal - Pal"" during the freedom struggle. He started a newspaper called ""Swaraj"" for the Indians in England. He also edited several other newspapers like ""Tribune"", ""New India"", ""Vande Mataram"", ""Swaraj"", ""Hindu Review"", ""Democrat"", ""Independent Bengali"", etc.
6/10/1997Three Indians - Kumaramangalam Birla, Ratan Tata and Dhirubhai Ambani - figure in the list of Asia's top 100 super rich.
1/1/1879Edward M Forster, English novelist (Howards End, Passage to India), was born.
1/12/1990Upper age limit for Civil Services Examination raised from 26 to 28 years.