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Historical Event on 8/14/1980
Centre nationalizes Maruti company.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 1/17/1771 | Govind Patwardhan Mirajkar, first Rao of Peshwai, passed away. |
| 1/18/1999 | The office of the Board of Control for Cricket in India is ransacked allegedly by Shiv Sainiks protesting agains Pakistan team's tour of India. Shiv Sena denies hand in attack. |
| 11/5/1996 | Narashima Rao, former PM, refused bail in St. Kitts forgery case. |
| 3/9/1914 | Hansaraj Rahbar, the unfolder of prominent personalities and dynamic writer, was born. |
| 7/18/1980 | Madras Doordashan Centre transmitted their first colour transmission for one hour in the afternoon, and this programme was re-transmitted simultaneously by Delhi Doordarshan, India. |
| 1/23/1919 | Govindagraj (Ram Ganesh Gadkari), great Marathi drama writer, comedy writer and poet, passed away. |
| 1/10/1959 | Martin Luther King, the US Black leader, arrived in New Delhi. |
| 2/5/1949 | Judgement on Gandhi's murder; Godse and Apte to be executed. |
| 4/13/1796 | The first elephant was brought to America from Bengal, India. |
| 1/26/1961 | Special stamps dedicated to Mahatma Gandhi in the Champion of Liberty series issued by the United States postal department. |
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