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Historical Event on 1/25/1980

Awards regarding Public Honour were re-started by Goverment of India; Mother Teresa was honoured by Bharat Ratna, Padma Vibhushan, etc.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/8/1930Mahatma Gandhi started civil disobedience movement continues in India.
1/18/1998Justice M. M. Punchhi is sworn in Chief Justice of India.
2/27/1987UN Secretary General Javier Perez de Cuellar recieved the Jawaharlal Nehru award for International Understanding.
10/10/1978Rohini Khadilkar, fifteen years old, became the first woman to win the national chess championship. Presently, she is the editor of a leading Marathi newspaper of Mumbai 'Nava Kaal'.
11/27/1962Britain agreed to supply arms to India.
4/16/1962Third Lok Sabha constituted after the third general election in India. J. L. Nehru forms the third Congress ministry.
12/14/1920Akali Dal established.
7/29/1980India won Gold Medal in Hockey at Moscow Olympics.
12/25/1943Japanese bombers raid Chittagong.
3/14/1990Akash' missile tested successfully.