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Historical Event on 4/2/1980

S. S. Grewal was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 30-04-1981.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/22/1992Harshad Mehta released after 110 days in jail.
9/5/1904Bhalchandra Pandharinath Bahirat, editor and expert of Saint literature, was born.
11/5/1951Western Railways and Central Railways were formed in Bombay; seperate Time Tables were setup.
2/12/1995Maramon Centenary Convention, (the biggest Christian gathering in Asia) begins in Kerala.
11/5/1995Narsimha Rao, PM, reaches Argentina for G-15 summit at Buenos Aires.
4/12/1983Richard Attenborough's 'Gandhi' wins 8 Oscars.
7/16/1936Venkataraman Subramanya, cricketer (Indian bowler in nine Tests mid-60's, Leg Break Googly, Right Arm), was born in Bangalore.
10/2/1944Gandhiji was presented a purse of Rs 110 lakhs (£ 8,25,000) for Kasturba Memorial on his 75th birthday.
1/20/1817Ram Mohun Roy started Hindu College in Calcutta with the help of Justice H. East David Hare. This college was later renamed as the Presidency College.
9/14/1992S. A. Banerjee, cricketer who played one Test for India in 1948 without scoring any runs but took 5 wkts, died.