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Historical Event on 8/2/1980

Ramshankar Baij, great sculptor, died.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/30/1977Swami Agnivesh merged his 'Bhartiya Aryasabha Party' in Janata Party.
11/20/1997Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat arrives in New Delhi. India and Palestinian national authority take stock of stalled West Asia peace process. Two sides sign first umbrella Memorandum of Understanding.
1/25/1983Telugu Desam swept to power in Andhra Pradesh.
5/1/1923Under the leadership of Singaravelu Chettiar, the first May day was celebrated in India.
6/23/1958Tamil leaders in Madras call on Nehru to lobby for better treatment of Ceylon's Tamil minority.
9/27/1974Pankaj Dharmani, Indian ODI batsman (1997), was born.
10/31/1955The Prime Minister inaugurated the Cooperative Milk Producers' Union factory at Anand, Gujarat.
10/19/1905Prince and Princess of Wales leave on an official visit to India at London.
5/7/1996Third and final phase of polling begins for 185 LS constituencies and 154 assembly constituencies; 55 to 60\% turnout was witnessed and there was widespread violence in Bihar.
3/29/1989Central Institute of Fisheries Education gets the distinction of becoming the first Fisheries University in India.