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Historical Event on 8/1/1952
Yajurvindra Singh Jaswant Singh, cricketer (Indian batsman four Tests 1977-79), was born in Rajkot.
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| 8/23/1986 | B. G. Deshmukh was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 27th March, 1989. |
| 7/10/2000 | Pete Sampras wins his 7th singles Wimbledon title and his 13th Grand Slam title overtaking Roy Emerson's 12 titles. |
| 5/23/1996 | 1995-96 deficit touches a new high at Rs.19,855 crore. |
| 10/21/1858 | Ramabai Dongre Medhavi, great social reformer, was born. |
| 5/13/1998 | India conducts two more nuclear tests at Pokhran. The US slaps sanctions. The Prime Minister says India will face down sanctions. |
| 3/9/1994 | Devika Rani Roerich, the first lady of the Indian screen, died at the age of 87 years in Bangalore. |
| 4/3/1912 | M. Varadarajan, educationist and author, was born at Tirupattur. |
| 3/14/1990 | Akash' missile tested successfully. |
| 11/19/1991 | Kashinath Anant (Rambhau Joshi), famous editor, passed away. |
| 8/27/1994 | Indian soldiers and Muslim militants clash in Kashmir. |
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