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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
8/21/2000Mahatma Gandhi's daughter-in-law Mrs. Nirmala Gandhi dies in Wardha. She was 91.
6/24/1990President R. Venkataraman issues notification formally constituting an Inter-State Council.
1/19/1990Mr. Jagmohan takes over the administration in J&K as the new Governor after CM Farukh Abdulla resigns.
9/10/1924K.T. Gopalkrishnan, famous Hindi writer, was born at Azhicode.
11/2/1972B. D. Pande was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 31-03-1977
6/25/1994Dinsha Pirosha Madan, Chief Justice of Supreme Court, died.
10/9/1949The Territorial Army of India inaugurated by the Governor General.
11/8/1927Lal Krishna Adwani was born in Karachi (now in Pakistan).
8/12/1919Dr. Vikram Ambalal Sarabhai, the father of Indian space technology and scientist, was born at Ahmedabad.
1/14/1991Chitragupta, famous film music director, passed away.