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Historical Event on 1/19/1985

Dr. P. C. Alexander, principal secretary to the PM, quits following the arrest of three aides in an espionage case.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/5/1979First Naval Museum of India established in Bombay.
3/21/1995A.K. Antony elected CM of Kerala.
10/21/1947The office of Controller of Military Accounts (Pensions), Lahore was bifurcated and the pension work relating to Indian nationals was transferred to Allahabad.
12/10/1999Pranab Mukherjee and Jaipal Reddy are chosen outstanding parliamentarians for 1997 and 1998 respectively.
12/10/1999Maharana Pratap Singh of Udaipur, great freedom fighter, soldier and revolutionary, passed away. His son Amar Singh succeeded him.
4/23/1992Satyajit Ray, internationally famous Indian film producer-director, Bharat Ratna Awardee, passed away at the age of 70.
9/29/1708British East India Company and New East India company merged.
1/15/1949General K. N. Kariappa became the first Indian Commander-in-Chief. He was the first Indian to reach to this post in Indian Army. In 1956, he was designated as Chief of the Army Staff - General, later Field Marshal. This event is commemoratively observed as Army Day.
8/16/1974A.Shankar was appointed as the Narcotics Commissioner of India. He headed this office till 31st March 1977.
12/15/195760 Harijans enter the Vishwanath Temple at Varanasi.