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Historical Event on 12/8/1980
Soviet President Leonid Brezhnev visits New Delhi.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 12/16/1867 | Amy Carmichael, Scotch Irish missionary, was born. She went to India in 1895 under the Zenana Missionary Society, remaining there without furlough until her death 56 years later. An invalid during her last 20 years, she worked to rescue children from the Hindus. |
| 4/13/1993 | Bhupan Hazarika wins Phalke Award for 1992. |
| 2/11/1861 | Brahma Bandhav Upadhyay was born in Khanyan village of Bengal. |
| 9/11/1991 | V. S. Narayan, 'Janmabhumi' Newspaper Group chief, died. |
| 3/29/1942 | Britain offered dominion status to India after the war if it cooperated now. |
| 1/18/1842 | Mahadev Govind Ranade was born. He was the chief architect of Bombay Prathana Samaj. |
| 10/28/1811 | Yashwantrao Holkar, a diplomat of Peshwa kingdom, died. |
| 3/31/1992 | Madhav Sinh Solanki, External Affairs minister, resigns on Bofors letter issue. |
| 1/16/1996 | Supreme Court says trial courts should hold trial of rape cases in camera. |
| 8/1/1992 | S. Rajgopal was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 31-07-1993. |
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