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Historical Event on 1/22/1980

Bal Ram Jakhar elected Lok Sabha Speaker.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/17/1930Lord Irwin,British Viceroy, allows Indian moderates to visit Gandhi in prison.
4/9/1994C. Rajeshwara Rao, 80, former General Secretary of Communist Party of India, passed away in Hyderabad.
10/17/1997Prime Minister lays foundation stone of the Science City being set up at Jalandhar, Punjab.
11/9/1924Pandit C. R. Vyas, veteran singer, was born.
9/19/2000India remains committed to a unilateral moratorium on nuclear tests, but we will not allow this stand to stand in the way of our protecting India's supreme natural interest,'' said Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee on his return from the US.
5/7/1990Foundation stones are laid in Ayodhya for a new temple at the birthplace of Lord Rama as Hindu nationalism rises. Government disallows the Shilanyas.
5/3/1998Kushabhau Thakre takes over as the new BJP President.
10/3/1991Ganpatrao Tapase, former Governor of Haryana and Uttar Pradesh, died.
5/13/1962Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan (1888-1975) became the second President of India. He held this office till May 13, 1967.
2/23/1998BJP leader Ranjit Yadav was shot dead in Sahibganj district.