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Historical Event on 1/21/1980
Assembly elections in Kerala; LDF wins absolute majority. E.K. Nayanar forms government in Kerala.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 9/20/1881 | Pandit Kashinath Babaji (Chandrakant Bhringa), famous Marathi writer, was born at Munjawad in Nasik. |
| 8/25/1999 | Former Indian Davis Cup captain Narendra Nath died in Delhi. |
| 4/8/1897 | Henrich Von Stephan, famous General Postal Union and freedom fighter, passed away. |
| 7/20/1990 | Tamil Nadu Bandh organised by Tamil Nadu Government to protest against the killing of Tamils in Sri Lanka passes off peacefully. |
| 1/2/1997 | Bihar wins team titles in both men's and women's sections in national archery. Limba Ram and Purnima Mahato, both of Bihar, win individual crowns in men's and women's sections respectively. Turkey's `Pocket Hercules', weightlifter Naim Suleymanoglu, who captured three Olympic gold medals, calls it a day in Ankara. |
| 11/30/2000 | Jagdev Singh Talwandi, a former Akali Dal leader, was the unanimous choice as the new SGPC president. |
| 8/20/1915 | Devraj Ars, former chief minister of Karnataka, was born. |
| 12/23/1977 | Harvinder Singh, great Indian ODI pace-bowler (1997), was born. |
| 8/15/1990 | Uttar Maharashtra University was established. |
| 6/24/1969 | Ted Hecht, actor (Time to Kill, Song of India, Gangster), passed away. |
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