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Historical Event on 4/1/1998
Prabhat Kumar, a 1963 batch IAS officer, was appointed as the new Cabinet Secretary of India. He succeeded T.S.R. Subramaniam and held the office till 31-10-2000.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 5/15/1992 | BSE closed. |
| 8/14/1998 | Classical vocalist Shamshad Begum, who enthralled radio listeners in the 30s and 40s, died in Mumbai. |
| 3/24/1968 | The second Indian-made rocket 'Menaka' successfully launched at the Thumba station. |
| 12/21/1956 | The Hindu Adoption Sub-Act 1956 was accepted. |
| 5/25/1954 | Maharshee Rajratna 'Manikrao' (Gajanan Yashwant Manik), physical expert, passed away. |
| 1/6/1932 | Kamleshwar, famous Hindi writer, was born. |
| 4/1/1920 | S. Bhattacharya, cricket Test Umpire for 2 tests from 1963-70, was born in Delhi. |
| 12/27/1926 | Imperial Airways announces the first scheduled air service to India from New Year in UK. |
| 10/19/1875 | The first section from Hathras Road to Mathura Cantonment was opened to traffic. |
| 6/7/1979 | Bhaskara-I, first experimental satellite for Earth resources/meteorology remote sensing and the Second Satellite of India, launched. This satellite carried TV and microwave cameras. It was launched by Russian launch vehicle 'Intercosmos'. |
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