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Historical Event on 2/8/1985

P. K. Kaul was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 22-08-1986.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/20/1916Sreemati Nathibai Damodher Thackersey (SNDT) Indian Women' s University, first women's and the fifth Indian University, was established in Pune by D.K. Karve.
2/12/1996Former Union Minister Kalpanath Rai sent to Tihai jail for allegedly harbouring members of mafia don Dawood Ibrahim's gang.
4/9/1669Aurangzeb issued a general order all the schools and temples of the infidels.
4/1/1889Hindu', English language newspaper changed its perodicity from weekly (20/09/1888) to daily.
11/19/1998A. B. Vajpayee approves formation of the National Security Council, a new high-power hub, to give policy directions to safeguard the country's security.
8/20/1974Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed elected President of India with B. D. Jatti as Vice President.
2/8/1971Kanhaiyalal Maniklal Munshi, writer, administrator, leader and founder of Bhartiya Vidya Bhavan, died.
11/12/1984Rajiv Gandhi elected Congress (I) President.
7/21/1930Anand Bakshi, famous lyrisist, was born.
5/19/1904Jamshedji Nasarvanji Tata, famous industrialist and father of modern technology, passed away at Nauheim, Hesse-Nassau, France. He commenced cotton mills in Bombay and Nagpur and founded the Tata Iron and Steel Company, which is one of the largest integrated steel mills in the world.