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Historical Event on 5/14/1953
Y. N. Sukthankar was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 31-07-1957.
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| 12/22/1871 | Lord Edward Allanbaro, governor general of India (1842-1844), died. |
| 10/22/1983 | The Union government reduces the upper age limit for the Civil Services Examination from 28 years to 26 years. |
| 8/14/1998 | Classical vocalist Shamshad Begum, who enthralled radio listeners in the 30s and 40s, died in Mumbai. |
| 9/29/1930 | Ramnath Baburao Kenny, cricketer (batted in 5 Tests for India in 1950's), was born in Bombay. |
| 10/11/1902 | Loknayak Jayprakash Harsudayal Narayan, veteran socialist leader, was born at Sitabdiara village (border of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar) in Bihar. He was awarded Bharat Ratna on Dec. 23, 1998 and played a key role in formation of Janta Party which defeated Indian National Congress for the first time. |
| 8/4/1914 | Gandhiji reaches London and raised Indian Volunteer Corps. |
| 10/13/1999 | No change in portfolios of Advani, Yashwant Sinha, Jaswant Singh and Fernandes. |
| 6/6/1867 | Baba Kharak Singh, freedom fighter, was born at Sialkot. |
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