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Historical Event on 1/14/1980

Indira Gandhi was sworn in as the Prime Minister of India. She held the office till she was assassinated on October 31, 1984.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/15/1859S. Kasturiranga Ayengar, owner of Hindu newspaper, was born.
12/3/1948Surendra Pratap Singh, famous journalist and chief editor of Navbharat Times, was born.
8/15/1942Mahadev Haribhai Desai, an activist and Mahatma Gandhi's personal secretary, died of heart failure at Aga Khan's Palace.
1/29/1948Angry refugees ask Gandhiji to retire to the Himalayas.
6/8/1906Syed Nazir Ali, cricketer (bro of Wazir Ali, India's 1st Test 1932), born at Jullunder.
2/2/2000The Government decides to appoint former Chief Justice of India M.N. Venkatachaliah as the Chairman of the National Commission to review the Constitution.
12/14/1901Gandhiji reaches Rajkot via Porbunder.
10/5/1993Geet Sethi retained World Billiards title by beating Mike Russel.
3/21/1791Tipu Sultan capitulated to Lord Cornwallis.
2/3/1954Over 350 Hindus trampled to death in a stampede at religious rites at New Delhi.