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Historical Event on 1/12/1990

Upper age limit for Civil Services Examination raised from 26 to 28 years.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/19/2000A `civil coup' in Fiji ousts the first ethnic Indian Prime Minister Mahendra Pal Choudhary. President Ratu Sir Kamisese Mara proclaims a state of emergency.
2/18/1931Swraj Paul, Indian and British industrialist and multi-millionaire (Caparo), was born.
6/3/1930George John Fernandes, social reformer and politician, was born in Mangalore (Karnataka).
12/20/1987Sweden beats India in Gothenburg (5-0) in 76th Tennis Davis Cup .
5/16/1911Pumping Station of Calcutta was commissioned at Tallah.
7/1/1955S. P. Kampani, was appointed as the Narcotics Commissioner of India. He headed this office till 18-07-1957.
2/1/1855East India Railways were held for formal inauguration; Howrah station was opened.
11/5/1999India's Aarthie Ramaswamy won the girl's under-18 crown in the World Youth Chess Festival in Oropesa, Spain. Koneru Humpy bagged the silver in girls' under-12.
10/18/1995President's Rule imposed in UP and the State Assembly put in suspended animation.
8/11/1954Madireddy Venkateshwar Narasimha Rao, cricketer (Indian leg-spin all-rounder 1978-79), was born in Secunderabad.