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Historical Event on 7/1/1958

Vishnu Sahay was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 10-11-1960.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/24/1826Gnanendra Mohan Tagore, first Indian barrister, was born in Calcutta.
6/1/1959National Aeronautical Research Laboratory (NARL) set up under CSIR with temporary offices in New Delhi. Dr. P. Nilakantan is appointed NARL's first Director.
3/23/2000Udham Singh (72), hockey legend, died at his home town in Sansarpur (near Jalandhar).
7/28/1921The All-India Congress Party votes to boycott a forthcoming visit by the Prince of Wales and urges a boycott of imported cloth.
9/15/1903Wazir Syed Ali, right-hand batsman and right-arm fast medium bowler, was born at Jalandhar.
8/26/1852Bombay Association was established.
12/3/1956Manik Bandopadhyay, modern Bengali novelist and story writer, passed away.
9/25/1990Prafull Chandra Sen, former Chief Minister of West Bengal and Gandhian leader, died in Calcutta. He was 94 years old.
9/21/1984National Bureau of Animal Genetic Resources and National Institute of Animal Genetics were set up. These institutes were initially located in the campus of southern regional station of National Dairy Research Institute, Bangalore. They were then shifted to Karnal in July 1985.
5/29/1968Dara Singh becomes the world wrestling champion.