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Historical Event on 8/1/1993

Dr. K. N. Raju, a Nilakantan protegee, assumes office as NAL's fourth Director.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/18/1978The Karakoram Highway, linking Gilgit in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir with Sinkiang in China, is opened.
1/8/1999Farah Khan made it a double, adding the National ladies snooker title in Delhi.
7/2/1997Screening for Hepatitis C made mandatory all over India.
6/22/1996Saurav Ganguly scores 131 at Lord's on Test debut.
6/6/1961Central Institute of Fisheries Education, a deemed university, was established in Mumbai to impart post-graduate education and training, mainly to the in-service fisheries personnel of the country to provide trained manpower for the fisheries developmental activities.
9/22/1999Former Test all-rounder Chandu Borde was re-appointed chairman of National Selection Committee on Day two of the BCCI AGM in Jaipur.
4/30/1981C. R. Krishnaswamy Rao was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 08-02-1985.
11/23/1897Nirad Chandra Chaudhuri, writer, was born.
5/3/1971Dhanjay Ramchandra Gadgil, famous economist, passed away.
12/16/1999The second phase of national AIDS programme is launched.