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Historical Event on 12/8/1980

Soviet President Leonid Brezhnev visits New Delhi.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/24/1926Aurobindo Ghose, former I.C.S. and revolutionary, attained full enlightenment I.e 'Purna Siddhi'.
7/16/1992Shankar Dayal Sharma is appointed President.
11/9/1962Dhondo Keshav Karve, social reformer and educationist Bharat Ratna awardee, died.
11/11/1906Chetput Ramaswami Pattabhi Raman, politician and social worker, was born at Madras.
9/20/1993First developmental launch of PSLV and Indian Remote Sensing Satellite (IRS-1E) carried remote sensing payloads. Could not be placed in orbit.
10/6/1954Nehru declared the National Health Scheme for the entire country.
3/1/1960National Aeronautical Research Laboratory moves to Bangalore with offices at Palace Road and Jayamahal Road. It soon becomes National Aeronautical Laboratory. Dr Nilakantan invites Dr D M Rao to lead the 4 ft tunnel project.
8/6/1920Star Films Ltd., Bombay, was founded by Ardeshir M. lrani and Bhogilal K. M. Dave.
7/4/1997Mumbai High Court directs BMC to reinstate G.R. Khairnar, the iconoclastic Dy. Municipal Commissioner suspended in `94 and removed from service in October 1996.
9/10/1992All movable and immovable properties of big bull Harshad Mehta, and others involved in the Security scam, attached.