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Historical Event on 1/1/1980

This decade was announced to be observed as the ""International Decade of Water & Sanitation"".

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/27/2000The Vajpayee Government 'clears' the names of Surjit Singh Barnala, Prabhat Kumar and Dinanath Tiwari for appointment as the Governors of the new States of Uttaranchal, Jharkhand and Chhatisgarh respectively.
10/13/1989Panchayati Raj and Nagarpalika Bills defeated in Rajya Sabha.
12/26/1801Supreme Courts had Bengal and Madras by the charter.
3/9/1997Bangladesh and Chakma refugee leaders sign a historic agreement for repatriation of the 50,000 refugees sheltered in six camps in Tripura for the past 11 years.
10/6/1999Suraj Bhan sworn in Governor of Bihar.
10/30/1909Homi Jahangir Bhabha, famous nuclear scientist, was born in Bombay.
12/24/1894The first medical conference was held in Calcutta.
5/22/1996Ravi Shastri appointed UNICEF's national ambassador for children.
6/7/1996Sq. Ldr. Sanjay Thapar of IAF becomes the first Indian to jump from a parachute and hoist the national flag at the North Pole.
6/7/1996The famous Vijaynagar Hindu Empire established (1336-1565-1646), Deccan region of South India is founded. European visitors are overwhelmed by the wealth and advancement of its 17-square-mile capital.