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Historical Event on 1/1/1981

This year was announced to be observed as the ""International Year for the Disabled"".

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/23/1977Harvinder Singh, great Indian ODI pace-bowler (1997), was born.
5/24/1933Hemchandra Tukaram Dani, cricketer (Test Ind vs Pak, 1-19, ct 1, DNB), was born in Dudhani, Maharashtra.
4/11/1999A.K.A. Abdul Samad (72), general secretary of IUML and State unit president, died in Chennai.
11/5/1951Western Railways and Central Railways were formed in Bombay; seperate Time Tables were setup.
12/3/1956Manik Bandopadhyay, modern Bengali novelist and story writer, passed away.
12/21/1999The Manisana Wage Board for Journalists and Non-Journalists of Newspapers presents tentative proposals to the Government.
5/9/1981Durga Bai Deshmukh passed away at Hyderabad. She was a social reformer, freedom fighter, planner, administrator, educationist and parliamentarian. She worked for peace, social welfare and for betterment of the downtrodden.
3/2/2000Om Prakash Chautala, Indian National Lok Dal supremo, sworn in the 18th Chief Minister of Haryana.
1/16/1995Missile carrier vessel 'Vidhrut' dedicated to nation.
4/1/1992ESI ceiling of Rs. 3000 comes into effect.