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Historical Event on 1/1/1980

This decade was announced to be observed as the ""International Decade of Water & Sanitation"".

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/21/2000Women's Bill put off again.
8/1/1947Partition of India into India and Pakistan. Power transferred. Lord Mountbatten becomes Governor General of India and Muhammed Ali Jinnah, Governor General of Pakistan.
1/20/1997The third Test between India and South Africa ends in a draw in Johannesburg.
9/17/1899First British troops leave Bombay for South Africa.
4/12/1997Maharashtra assembly adopts bill banning interviews for admitting students to pre-primary schools.
12/5/1990With the induction of 60 ministers, the Bihar Cabinet becomes the largest ever cabinet in India with a total of 71 ministers.
1/28/1951Kashmir issue taken up in UN security council.
1/10/1922Museum of Prince of Wales, situated at Mumbai, opened for public.
4/30/1908Khudiram Bose along with Prafulla Chaki had planned to throw a bomb at a carriage supposed to be carrying the tyrannical magistrate Kingsford. Unfortunately he was betrayed and was caught and finally was sentenced to death.
10/12/1976Indian Airlines Caravelle crashed after take off from Bombay.