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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
12/23/1954Tito, Nehru reject plan for neutral third bloc, yet insist on peaceful co-existence.
2/22/1994Punjab brought back to international air map after 10 years with the introduction of flights to 8 countries from Amritsar Rajasansi Airport.
6/25/1900Louis Mountbatten, last British Voiceroy and first Governor General of independent India, was born at England.
11/15/1991Import curbs on capital goods relaxed.
8/14/1968Week-long flood death toll reaches 1,000.
9/2/1992Shripad Deshpande, senior journalist, passed away.
1/31/1969Saint Meherbaba passed away.
12/28/1907Vitthal Narayan Kothiwale, great author, was born at Garoth (Malva).
1/10/1993Advani, Joshi released on court orders.
9/23/1863Rao Tularam Singh Yadav, freedom fighter, was one of the key leaders of the Indian rebellion of 1857, in Haryana, where he is considered a state hero.