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Historical Event on 1/1/1981

This year was announced to be observed as the ""International Year for the Disabled"".

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/9/1841Edward VII, King of England (1901-10), was born.
9/12/1686Aurangzeb ended Adilshah's kingdom. The garrison lost heart and surrendered Sikandar who was sent to the state prison at Daulatabad. Bijapur was invested and the city opened its gates to the Mughals. Bijapur as an independent kingdom ceased to exist.
11/19/1977Cyclone hits Andhra Pradesh causing flooding and tidal waves and killing 10,000.
6/2/1975India's First Spunge Iron project inaugurated at Vijaywada.
3/27/199021 people die as a bus accidentally touched a high voltage wire in Karagpur India.
4/12/1976India set 403 to win against the West Indies.
4/10/1997Kerala becomes the first state to have public telephones in all its villages, accessible over STD/ISD from any part of the world.
6/15/1993PM Narasimha Rao visits Oman; India and Oman decide to give each other MFN status.
11/17/1932The Third Round Table Conference began in London. It was not attended by the Congress as the real Indian participation in the making of the constitution was negligible. Since Gandhi was in prison because of his civil disobedience movement he could not attend it either. This conference ended on 24th November 1932 without achieving anything.
6/22/1935Vaman Viswanath Kumar, cricketer (useful Madras leggie who only played 2 Tests), was born in Madras.