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Historical Event on 12/8/1980

Soviet President Leonid Brezhnev visits New Delhi.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/5/1994India test-fires a missile capable of reaching targets in China.
4/9/1984Captain H.J. Singh of Indian Army crossed the Banihal Darsh with the help of Hand Glider and set a new record.
3/13/1991President R. Venkataraman dissolves the Lok Sabha.
11/1/2000T. R. Prasad was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He holds this office till date.
12/25/1979Opening day of Fourth Test Cricket, India 8-112 v Pakistan at Kanpur.
7/16/1997Kamal Hassan gets best actor award for ''Indian'' while Tabu bags best actress award for ''Maachis''.
1/1/1988On the Christan New Year Day, Maharashtra became the first state to launch a public campaign against smoking.
10/21/1943Azad Hind Government was established in Singapore and Netaji Subhashchandra Bose was elected as its national leader.
10/4/1999Rest of India won the Zal Irani Trophy in Bangalore.
12/1/1963Nagaland becomes the 16th state of Indian union.