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Historical Event on 1/14/1980

Indira Gandhi was sworn in as the Prime Minister of India. She held the office till she was assassinated on October 31, 1984.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/30/1968Makhanlal Chaturvedi, famous journalist and litterateur, passed away.
7/26/1975Anti-government demonstrations held in Gujarat, defying the emergency law prohibiting such demonstrations.
5/24/1993India and Uzbekistan sign five pacts.
12/23/1913Gondhavalekar Maharaj, famous saint, died.
11/27/1920Kanhaiyalal Bhagwandas Harjal, educationist, was born at Mohpa, Maharashtra.
1/19/1997Malaysian PM Mahathir Mohamad arrives in India on a 4-day visit.
12/28/1951Recognition to Libya by India accorded.
6/18/1988V.P.Singh defeats Congress rival Sunil Shastri in Allahabad Lok Sabha election.
8/21/1988500 killed near the Nepal border in an earthquake measuring 6.7 on the Richter scale.
11/29/1644The Massachusetts General Court issued a call for local pastors to learn the dialects of neighboring Indian tribes as an aid toward converting them to the Christian faith.