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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
10/1/1887Pandit Hridaynath Ajudhianath Kunzru, politician and social worker, was born at Agra.
6/19/1997Indian Prime Minister and his Pakistani counterpart Nawaz Sharif, spoke for first time on restored hotline, to reiterate their committment to comprehensive dialogue, including Kashmir.
12/17/1972New line of control agreed to in Kashmir between India & Pakistan.
12/17/1996Virendrakumar Jain, famous writer, died in Mumbai.
7/12/1674Chhatrapati Shivaji signed a friendship treaty with East India Company.
10/14/1997The two millionth Maruti vehicle rolled out.
2/1/1969Pinaki Chatterji and George Albert Duke on a two-man rowing expedition to the Andamans set out from Calcutta.
7/8/1985Sri Lanka Peace talks open in Thimphu.
7/16/1969Air Chief Marshal Pratap Chandra Lal, Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan, DFC. became the Air Officer Commanding, India Command. He was in this office till 15/01/1973.
12/11/1999Gopalakrishna Gandhi, former High Commissioner to South Africa, is conferred the honorary doctorate by the University of Natal, Durban, South Africa.