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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
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| 12/7/1997 | Leander Paes awarded 'The Sportstar' award. |
| 2/16/1927 | Rail service started between India and Nepal. |
| 8/8/2000 | S.Nijalingappa (97), former Karnataka Chief Minister, died at his residence in Chitradurga. |
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| 3/16/1928 | C.V. Raman announced his discovery of ''new radiation'' to an assembly of scientists at Bangalore. |
| 5/3/1971 | Dhanjay Ramchandra Gadgil, famous economist, passed away. |
| 6/3/1890 | Baburao Painter (Baburao Krishnaji Meshri), famous painter, sculptor, film producer and director, was born. |
| 1/15/1919 | Ahmed Mohammad Mamsa, cricket Test Umpire for 6 tests from 1963-73, was born at Mumbai. |
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