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Historical Event on 4/6/1980

Janata Party splits again; members with RSS links form the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP). A. B. Vajpayee becomes its first President.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/29/1947Mysore's popular ministry sworn in.
2/4/1628Shahjahan was enthroned and proclaimed emperor at Agra.
3/29/1989Central Institute of Fisheries Education gets the distinction of becoming the first Fisheries University in India.
9/6/1961D. N. Kohli was appointed as the Narcotics Commissioner of India. He headed this office till 28-05-1966.
5/7/1985Adoor Gopalakrishnan adjudged Best Director (Mukhamukham) in national film awards.
12/24/1999Indian Airlines Kathmandu-Delhi Airbus 300 with 186 people on board hijacked shortly after take-off.
6/28/1975Netherlands gives independence to Dutch Guyana, which becomes Suriname; one third of Hindus (descendants of Indian plantation workers) emigrate to Netherlands for better social and economic conditions.
1/30/1997Mahatma Gandhi's ashes immersed in Sangam.
2/10/1949Pune University' established.
10/14/1953Raghunath Dhondo Karve, Family Planning and Sex Education preacher, died.