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Historical Event on 8/2/1980

Ramshankar Baij, great sculptor, died.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/1/1947Independence of India Bill passed.
10/5/1991Ramnath Goenka, journalist and founder chairman of the Indian Express Newspapers Group, died at the age of 87 years.
8/22/1984R. Venkataraman was elected the Vice President of India (1984 -1987).
12/21/1952Saifuddin Kitchlu awarded the Lenin Peace Prize of U.S.S.R. Award. He was the first Indian to receive this honour.
1/18/1925Gajanan Johari, famous Marathi writer, was born.
7/14/1999Arvind Dave is appointed Governor of Arunachal Pradesh.
11/22/1968Lok Sabha passed notification to change the name of Madras state as Tamil Nadu.
11/5/1870Chittaranjan Das, freedom fighter, famous lawyer and orator, was born at Calcutta.
12/31/1984Rajiv Gandhi was sworn is as the 6th Prime Minister of India. He succeeded his mother Indira Gandhi. He became the Prime Minister of India for a second time and first time after elections.
8/15/1947Indian Independence Day.