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Historical Event on 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.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/13/1984Kerala Government drops Silent Valley Project and declares the entire area a national park.
1/20/1997The third Test between India and South Africa ends in a draw in Johannesburg.
11/25/1999Baba Amte, a Gandhian and noted social worker, is chosen for the Gandhi Peace Prize.
5/13/1953The first Indian Navy air station INS Garuda was commissioned at Venduruthy, the naval base in Cochin.
3/17/1987Sunil Gavaskar ends his Test career with an innings of 96 v Pak.
7/5/1981Rajan Mahadevan recites 31,811 digits of ¦(pie) from memory.
10/16/193635 killed in Hindu-Muslim riots at Bombay.
7/22/1998India's 4x100m quartet of Saraswati Dey, E.B. Shyla, P.T. Usha and Rachita Mistry win gold in the Asian Athletic championships at Fukuoka.
7/11/1953Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu was born in Mumbai (Mahatrahtra).
9/1/1999Mr. Justice Arijit Pasayat, appointed Chief Justice of the Kerala High Court.