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Historical Event on 8/14/1998

The Government transferred Revenue Secretary N. K. Singh and Finance Secretary Montek Singh Ahluwalia.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/3/1932Boycott of British goods was so widespread that 70\% of cotton products were now thought to have come from Japan.
2/13/1991Surjit Singh Barnala resigns as Governor of Tamil Nadu.
6/21/1948C. Rajagopalachari was appointed the first Indian Governor General of Indian union (21/06/1948-25/01/1950). After January 25, 1950, this post was abolished.
8/23/1942Gorabai Katiya, freedom fighter, was shot by police while participating in a procession for freedom movement in Narsihapur.
1/9/1841John Gil Christ, founder of Fort William College Calcutta, passed away at Paris.
11/29/1869Amritlal Vithaldas Thakkar (Thakkar Bappa), social reformer of Gujrat and right hand of Gandhiji in socially segregated Harijans, was born at Bhavnagar, Saurashtra.
3/2/1994Autonomous Hill Council for Leh set up.
2/11/1959Vinoo Mankad plays his final Test Cricket (vs West Indies at Delhi).
5/19/1993Government decides to merge Vayudut with Indian Airlines.
9/5/1988The country goes without newspapers on this day as the entire newspaper industry had protested against the Defamation Bill.