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Historical Event on 4/6/1980
Janata Party splits again; members with RSS links form the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP). A. B. Vajpayee becomes its first President.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 5/14/1657 | Dharmavir Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj was born on Purandar fort. |
| 5/3/1998 | Kushabhau Thakre takes over as the new BJP President. |
| 4/13/1889 | Balkrishna A. Pillai, litterateur and journalist, was born. |
| 4/8/1857 | Mangal Pandey, the first revolutionary of Indian mutiny and freedom fighter, was hanged till death at Barrackpore. He struck the first bullet during the time of mutiny against the British Empire. |
| 3/20/1921 | Dr. P. C. Alexander, Governor of Maharashtra, was born. |
| 11/30/1920 | N. B. Kamat, filmmaker and distributor, was born. |
| 4/23/1858 | Pandita Ramabai, social reformer and philosopher, was born in the State of Mysore. |
| 4/5/1990 | Mrs.Sheela Flather, an Indian national, becomes the first Asian to be nominated to the House of Lords. |
| 4/5/1990 | Alauddin Khalji conquered the throne of Delhi. In July declared himself as the Sultan. |
| 2/15/1936 | Nabin Chandra Bardoloi, freedom fighter, passed away. He was known for his patriotism and zeal for constructive work and was a forceful and emotional orator and debater and an eminent writer in Assamese litrature. He was also a musician and composed good number of patriotic poems and songs. |
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