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Historical Event on 8/2/1980

Ramshankar Baij, great sculptor, died.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/22/199957 prisoners in Indian and Pakistan jails are repatriated to their respective motherlands at the Attari-Wagah joint checkpost on the border in Amristar district.
12/22/1966U.S. announces allocation of 900,000 tons of grain to fight famine in India.
4/23/1959Peking Radio reports say that Chinese troops defeated rebels in south-eastern Tibet and have closed Tibet's borders with India and Burma.
8/5/1991Leila Seth was sworn the Chief Justice of Himachal Pradesh High Court. She is a judge of Delhi High Court.
4/5/1848Satara kingdom came to end.
12/23/1900Charansingh Chaudhary, former Prime Minister of India and a farmer's leader, was born.
7/10/1964Bangalore University was established in Karnataka.
7/14/1854Mahendranath Gupt, follower of Ramkrishna Paramahans, was born.
7/15/1980Gajanan Vishwanath Ketkar, editor of `Kesri' and `Maratha', passed away.
12/11/1931Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh ""Osho"", guru of the rich, was born.