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Historical Event on 7/12/1980

Congress (I) gets absolute majority in Rajya Sabha.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/27/1966D. S. Joshi was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 31-12-1968.
7/22/1993Swiss Justice ministry reveals that Hindujas, Quatrocchi and Win Chadha are among the seven appellants fighting to prevent the transfer of Bofors pay off names to India.
10/29/1991Barister Waman Barlinge (Dadasaheb), great freedom fighter, former Rajya Sabha member and Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh, passed away.
6/14/1985M.C. Sharma was appointed as the Narcotics Commissioner of India. He headed this office till 10-12-1985.
7/1/1947British Parliament passes the India Independence Act and fixes August 15 for the transfer of power.
10/15/1994SROSS-C2, Indian Remote Sensing Satellite (IRS-P2), which carried remote sensing payload, was placed in orbit. It was the second developmental launch of PSLV.
6/21/1988Sikh activist bombers kill 30 in Amritsar.
3/1/1993Narayan Ganesh Goray passed away (1-5-98).
1/23/1993Indian Airlines B737 crashes at Aurangabad, 61 die.
4/1/1995Open General Licence (OGL) list expanded from 43 to 75 as import of consumer goods liberalised.