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Historical Event on 8/7/1980

Mother Teresa visits the poor in Bronx at New York.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/25/1956Lal Bahadur Shastri, Railway Minister, resigns from the office or Railway Minitery, taking moral responsibility for Ayyapan rail disaster thus setting a rare example for politicians.
6/26/1997India declares its chemical weapon stockpiles and storage facilities as part of its obligations as signatory to the Chemical Weapons Convention.
4/24/1932450 people seized by British for defying ban on Indian National Congress.
9/11/1985Sri Lanka score their first Test victory by 149 runs against India.
3/4/2000Geeta Mukherjee (76), veteran communist leader, died of a massive heart attack in New Delhi. Popularly known as 'Geetadi', she won every Lok Sabha election from Panskura in West Bengal since 1980.
5/11/1970A bill for setting up of ""North Eastern Council"" passed.
1/14/1946Two jetties collapse in Ganges; 160 Hindu pilgrims are crushed.
5/19/1954The Govt. of India constituted a National Film Board.
2/2/1968TERLS dedicated to the United Nations.
6/28/1986Union Government sanctions maternity leave for unmarried women employees too.