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Historical Event on 4/1/1963
Delhi Special Police Establishment acquired its popular current name Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) through a Home Ministry resolution passed.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 6/8/1998 | A Disaster Management Cell (DMC) under the direct command of the Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, South Western Air Command, was set up at the Command Operations Room to liaise with the State Government and initiate necessary actions. All aircrafts were evacuated from IAF bases at Jamnagar, Bhuj and Naliya and flown to pre-determined destinations. In this meticulously planned and smoothly executed drill, more than 60 aircrafts (including helicopters) were flown out. |
| 9/25/1993 | Soli Sorabji, 63, nominated as Prosecutor of the International War Crimes Court by UN Secretary General. |
| 3/20/1977 | General Election (6th) of India ends. First time Indian National Congress Party lost in India. |
| 6/20/1987 | Dr. Salim Ali, internationally renowned expert of birds, died at Bombay. |
| 1/5/1659 | Aurangzeb defeated Shah Shuja in the battle of Khawan near Allahabad. |
| 2/9/1898 | The Rower of Persia', a short film produced at Calcutta was released on February 9 at Star Theatre, Calcutta. |
| 1/19/1990 | Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh ""Osho"", Indian free love guru, modern mystic and controversial cult figure, died in Pune at the age of 58 years. He will be remembered as a great orator and for founding of Rajnishpuram in USA. |
| 1/12/1934 | Surya Sen (Master Da), revolutionary leader of the Indian Republican Army, who attacked the armoury of Chittagong with 62 men of the Indian Republican Army, was hanged at Chittgong Jail by the Britishers. |
| 9/3/1931 | Kanhaiya Prasad Sharan, politician, journalist and social worker, was born at Muzaffapur, Bihar. |
| 6/13/1992 | Purushottam Diwakar Dhavle, famous journalist, passed away. |
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