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Historical Event on 1/6/1980

In the general election (7th) of India, Indira Gandhi led Indian National Congress Party gains two-thirds majority in the Lok Sabha legislative elections.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/30/1916Jagan Nath Bhardwaj, social worker and trade unionist, was born at Chartgarh, H.P.
9/2/1960Dr. Shankar Purushottam Adharkar, famous Botanist in India, passed away.
7/20/1916Habibur Rehman Ebrahim Chowdhary, cricket Test Umpire for 4 tests from 1959-64, was born at Mumbai.
9/30/1997Gen. V. P. Malik takes over from Gen. Shankar Roychowdhury as Chief of Army Staff.
7/22/1992The Supreme Court asks UP Government to halt construction in Ayodhya.
5/8/1933Gandhi starts hunger strike to protest the British repression of untouchables.
9/27/1833Raja Rammohan Roy, great social reformer, lawyer and politician passed away at Stapleton Grove in England.
3/3/1997Bill Gates, Microsoft Chairman, arrives in New Delhi.
5/24/1960Dr. Ida Sophie Schruder, founder of famous 'Vellore Hospital', passed away in Kodaikanal.
4/22/1958Admiral R. T. Katari was appointed as the first Indian Chief of the Naval Staff.