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Historical Event on 12/8/1980

Soviet President Leonid Brezhnev visits New Delhi.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/12/1938Vijay Laxman Mehra, cricketer (Indian Test batsman from age 17), was born in Amritsar.
11/15/1999Notorious criminal Surendra alias Dolatpuri is shot dead in a police encounter at Khatavli, Muzaffarnagar in Uttar Pradesh.
8/7/1986Lok Sabha passes Constitution 53rd Amendment bill conferring statehood on Mizoram.
11/19/1993Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development awarded to Czech President Vaclav Havel.
1/18/1906Nirupam Chandra Ganguli, criminal lawyer and sportsman, was born at Bhagalpur.
4/5/1848Satara kingdom came to end.
11/9/1999Prof. Romila Thapar, historian, is elected to the highest British academic honour.
5/7/1991Haryana beat Bombay in the cricket Ranji Trophy final by 2 runs.
3/27/199021 people die as a bus accidentally touched a high voltage wire in Karagpur India.
11/16/1990Chandrasekhar Government wins confidence motion of 280 for 214 against and 11 abstained (17 members were absent).