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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 |
| 12/31/1956 | Pandit Ravishankar Shukla, former Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh, lawyer, politician and social worker, died at the age of 80. |
| 6/29/1997 | Anand wins Frankfurt chess classic '97 title in Germany. |
| 12/31/1961 | 99 Infantry Brigade Group, under Brigadier K S Raja, launched operations in Katanga province and regained full control of Katanga amidst stiff resistance offered by a break away faction (Katangese gendarmerie). |
| 8/14/1968 | Week-long flood death toll reaches 1,000. |
| 2/6/1939 | Sayaji Rao Gaekwad III of Baroda, great nationalist and social reformer, passed away. |
| 4/30/1981 | C. R. Krishnaswamy Rao was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 08-02-1985. |
| 12/6/1929 | British Viceroy meets with Indian leaders to discuss dominion status for India. |
| 10/31/1919 | Jaikisan Harivallabhdas, great industrialist, was born. |
| 9/17/1864 | Anagrik Dharmapal, religious reformer, was born. |
| 4/9/1997 | Mumbai regains Ranji Trophy in Gwalior. |
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