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Historical Event on 1/19/1985
Dr. P. C. Alexander, principal secretary to the PM, quits following the arrest of three aides in an espionage case.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 4/2/1942 | Congress rejected the proposal of Sir Stepherd Crips. |
| 1/6/1979 | Rohini-200, first monsoon experimental rocket, launched from Thumba. |
| 11/29/1916 | Vasant Shridhar Vaidya, great industrialist, was born at Phaltan. |
| 9/25/1928 | Madhavrao Gadkari, great litterateur and editor, was born. |
| 11/30/2000 | Dr. Anil Kakodkar takes charge as Chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission and Secretary, Department of Atomic Energy. |
| 4/1/1998 | Prabhat Kumar, a 1963 batch IAS officer, was appointed as the new Cabinet Secretary of India. He succeeded T.S.R. Subramaniam and held the office till 31-10-2000. |
| 8/6/1989 | Six top Cricket stars banned for one year from all cricket activities on the issue of American tour. |
| 3/20/2000 | Unidentified militants gun down 35 Sikhs in the south Kashmir village of Chatti Singhpora in one of the worst incidents of violence in the State. |
| 6/20/1997 | Basu Bhattacharya (65), film-maker, died in Mumbai. |
| 1/22/1986 | Indira Gandhi Rajbhasha Awards instituted. |
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