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Historical Event on 1/24/1980

J.S. Bawa became the director of Central Bureau of Investigation (till 28/02/85).

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/26/1991Tamil Nadu and Karnataka observe bandh over Cauvery water issue.
1/21/1945Shri Rashbehari Basu, great revolutionary, freedom fighter, social reformer and leader, passed away at Tokyo, Japan, at the age of 60.
9/2/1970Parliament abolishes the privileges of 279 maharajahs in New Delhi.
11/10/1994Dr. K. V. Putappa ""Kuvempu"", first Gyanpeet Awardee for literature and Kannad author, died at the age of 90 ye
7/1/1991Rupee devalued by 8.5\%.
10/5/1890Kishorlal Ghanshyamlal Mashruwala, great thinker and philosopher of Gandhi era, was born.
1/23/1997Statue of Subhash Bose unveiled inside Parliament House.
3/20/1951Madanlal Udhouram Sharma, cricketer (Indian medium pacer in the 70's), was born in Amritsar.
11/29/1953Benegal Narsing Rau, foremost Indian Jurist of his time, passed away at Zurich. He performed some very prominent duties towards the nation. He was Prime Minister of Jammu and Kashmir and a judge at the Permanent Court of International Justice at Hague.
5/25/1933All young Hindus aged between 12 and 25 years were forced to carry identity cards to prevent spread of terrorism.