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Historical Event on 1/1/1981
This year was announced to be observed as the ""International Year for the Disabled"".

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12/12/1955	The President promulgated an ordinance providing the usage of Hindi with English for official purposes of Indian Union. B.G. Kher Commission (under article 344(I) of the Constitution) constituted. Hindi Teaching Scheme was introduced under Ministry of Home Affairs.
3/22/1907	Perturbed by a new law restricting Asiatic immigrants, Mohandas Gandhi, a young Indian attorney now living in South Africa, organized a campaign of civil disobedience to resist the statute popular bill passed by the new Boer government of the Transvaal Colony. The Asiatic Registration Bill was considered by Gandhi unjust and discriminatory to the large Chinese and Indian populations. However, the government expressed the belief that the ordinance was popular. ""Over 90 percent of the white people thoroughly approve of it,"" said Sir Gilbert Parker, a Conservative member of Parliament.
5/28/1989	Kerala diocese of Marathakavalli was the first Christian priest in India.
11/3/1998	Mamta Banerjee, the TMC leader resigns from Central Coordinating Committee of the BJP and Allies to highlight the issue of spiralling vegetable prices, but Vajpayee refused to accepts the resignation.
8/16/1946	Hindus and Muslims riot in Calcutta. 90 people lost their lives and other 900 were hurt. The Muslim League observed a ""Direct Action Day"" and announced its withdrawal of support from all plans.
3/25/1987	Marxist-led alliance gets majority in Kerala and West Bengal elections .
9/14/1992	S. A. Banerjee, cricketer who played one Test for India in 1948 without scoring any runs but took 5 wkts, died.
11/27/1972	Bhutto reports the release of 616 Indian prisoners captured in the Indian-Pakistani dispute at Pakistan.
2/6/1995	India and France decide to set up permanent Secretariat in Paris during the Indo-French Joint Business Council in Delhi.
5/7/1990	Foundation stones are laid in Ayodhya for a new temple at the birthplace of Lord Rama as Hindu nationalism rises. Government disallows the Shilanyas.

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Historical Event on 1/1/1981 This year was announced to be observed as the ""International Year for the Disabled"".

Historical Event on 1/1/1981
This year was announced to be observed as the ""International Year for the Disabled"".