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Historical Event on 4/1/1963
D.P. Kohli held office as the founder director of Central Bureau of Investigation (C.B.I.) from 1st April, 1963 (to 31st May, 1968). Earlier, he was Inspector-General of Police of the Special Police Establishment.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 6/19/1995 | India and US officially launch Indo-US Commercial Alliance during US Trade Secretary's visit. |
| 6/5/1999 | The Army releases documents seized from three Pakistani soldiers in the Batalik sector to substantiate its claim that Pakistan regulars are involved in the Kargil conflict. |
| 3/25/1609 | Henry Hudson embarks on an exploration for Dutch East India Co. at Pulicat. |
| 9/12/1931 | Triloki Nath Madan, educationist and journalist, was born at Srinagar, Kashmir. |
| 4/12/1997 | Maharashtra assembly adopts bill banning interviews for admitting students to pre-primary schools. |
| 4/5/1984 | Rakesh Sharma,Squadron leader, becomes India's first spaceman when he is launched aboard Soyuz T-11 of Soviet Union. |
| 6/18/1943 | British Field Marshal Archibald Wavell becomes Viceroy of India. |
| 4/3/1999 | Indian National Satellite (INSAT-2E), fifth satellite in INSAT-2 series, launched. This has multipurpose communication & meteorological capabilities. This is still in use. Launched by European launch vehicle Ariane, ISRO has leased eleven 36 MHz equivalent units of C-band capacity on board to INTELSAT organisation. |
| 6/22/1994 | L. V. Prasad, father of South Indian film industry, died. |
| 5/28/1964 | A slow-moving funeral cortege containing the body of Jawaharlal Nehru inched through the streets of New Delhi today. A million and a half Indians lined the route to pay final respects to their beloved leader. |
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