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Historical Event on 8/23/1986

B. G. Deshmukh was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 27th March, 1989.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/13/1923Moinul Haque Choudhury, social reformer and politician, was born at Sonabarighat (Assam).
5/1/1972All fuel coal mines were nationalised.
1/23/199750,000 miners in Orissa lose jobs as 57 mines are closed down.
11/29/1989Voters oust Gandhi and Congress party
1/30/1997Mahatma Gandhi's ashes immersed in Sangam.
1/25/1989Congress-I ministry headed by S. C. Jamir assumes office in Nagaland.
5/23/1895Shivprasad Sitar-E-Hind passed away.
4/1/1882Savings Bank Postal system was introduced.
1/2/1979Gavaskar gets twin tons for India for the third time (vs West Indies).
9/1/1921Madhav Krishnaji Mantri, right-hand batsman and wicket-keeper, was born at Nasik, Maharashtra. He was the Indian team selector from 1964 to 1968 and was also the team manager in 1990.