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Historical Event on 4/2/1980
S. S. Grewal was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 30-04-1981.
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| 1/23/1977 | Janata Party was formed. Congress Sangathan, Jansangh, Bhartiya Lokdal and Samajwadi Party decided to merge and create Janata Party. |
| 8/15/1854 | The first train of the East Indian Railways steamed out of Howrah station destined for Hoogly, which was at a distance of 24 miles. It was the first passenger train catering to public traffic. Officially, it was inaugurated in 1855. |
| 8/13/1911 | Guha Phulrenu, social worker, was born. |
| 9/13/1998 | Dr. Justice Adarsh Sein Anand is appointed Chief Justice of India. |
| 1/19/1977 | World's largest crowd--12.7 million--gather for Indian religious festival 'Kumbh Mela'. |
| 3/9/1997 | Mumbai takes Wills Trophy in Mohali. |
| 9/6/2000 | Telecom workers launch a nation-wide strike in protest against inadequate safeguards prior to the corporatisation of the department from October 1. |
| 1/10/1616 | Sir Thomas Row, first English Ambassador, submitted his identification to Emperor Jahangir at Ajmer. |
| 10/15/1972 | Nirmalkumar Bose, great Indian human scientist, died. |
| 12/31/1995 | K.P.S. Gill, DGP of Punjab, retires from service. |
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