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Historical Event on 12/1/1970
T. Swaminathan was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 02-11-1972
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 10/1/1953 | The first new state in India since 1949, Andhra Pradesh, is established on purely linguistic basis and formally inaugurated. This state was created by sub-dividing state of India, Madras Province and this movement was started by Shriramulu for which he had to sacrifice his life. |
| 6/1/1959 | The Chinese occupy Tibet and Dalai Lama flees to India. |
| 5/1/1995 | 60 killed as Madras-Kanyakumari Express collides with a goods train at Danishpet. |
| 1/11/1975 | Oil struck in third Bombay High rig. |
| 1/3/1938 | Jaswant Singh, son of Thakur Sardar Singh, was born in Jasol, Distt. Barmer (Rajasthan). |
| 8/29/1612 | Battle at Surat in India; English fleet beats Portuguese. |
| 10/2/1994 | Five die of pneumonic plague in Delhi. Surat toll rose to 47. |
| 5/11/1888 | Asaf Ali, lawyer, nationalist, writer and connoisseur of music and arts, was born. |
| 2/22/1948 | Jayalalitha, chief minister of Tamil Nadu, was born. |
| 11/18/1925 | Madhukar Gopal Pathak, noted author and film director, was born. |
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