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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
3/20/1926For the first time in the history of the competition, Scotland beats England for rugby's Calcutta Cup in London.
5/13/1962Dr. Rajendra Prasad (1884-1963) retired from the post of first President.
1/19/1995Goa Cong (I) government led by Pratap Singh Rane gets absolute majority when 4-members of MGP merged with Congress.
12/25/1763Suraj Mal Jat, Maharaja of Bharatpur, was killed by Najib-ud -Daulah s troops.
11/11/1991Supreme Court declares the Anti-Defection Law as constitutional but holds that decisions of Presiding Officers under the law could be subjected to judicial review.
9/1/1999Ace athlete Jyotirmoyee Sikdar is awarded the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna; coaches Bahadur Singh, Hargobind Singh (athletics) and Gurbax Singh Sandhu (boxing) the Dronacharya awards during the Arjuna awards function at the Rashtrapati Bhavan, Delhi.
10/12/1999Sachidanand Sakshi, former BJP MP, joined SP.
1/26/1882Telephone line started working between Mumbai and Calcutta.
5/17/1991Prabhakar Machve, great litterateur, passed away.
11/3/1961Gold Bond scheme was started to boost Indian economy after Indo-China war.