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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
1/9/1995Manipur Assembly removes Dr.H. Borobabu (Speaker) and suspends his membership until state election.
8/14/1896Gandhiji published ""The Green Pamphlet"" at Rajkot and then toured to Bombay, Madras, Poona and Calcutta educating Indians in regard to grievances of South African Indians.
6/25/1993Mahadevan, SBI MD, sacked in the wake of his role in the securities scam.
2/20/1847Turf Club of Royal Calcutta was established.
2/21/1997J. M. Lyngdoh appointed Election Commissioner.
1/29/1983Piloo Mody, veteran Parliament member and senior leader of Janata Party, passed away.
8/8/2000S.Nijalingappa (97), former Karnataka Chief Minister, died at his residence in Chitradurga.
4/7/1997NAM foreign ministers two-day conference begins in New Delhi.
7/3/1751Pilaji Jadhav died.
9/5/1888Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan (1888-1975), panentheist, great renaissance philosopher, eminent writer, free India's first vice-president and second president, was born at Tiruttani near Madras.