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Historical Event on 4/2/1980

Raj Narain expelled from Lok Dal forms Janata (S) Party.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/26/1998Kalyan Singh wins the ''composite floor test'' in the Assembly, securing 225 votes against the 196 got by Jagadambika Pal.
6/7/1996Sq. Ldr. Sanjay Thapar of IAF becomes the first Indian to jump from a parachute and hoist the national flag at the North Pole.
3/31/1871Gangadhar Balkrishna Deshpande, freedom fighter and loyal Congress leader 'Lion of Karnataka', was born.
3/12/1969Reactor Research Centre established at Kalpakkam. On 18th December 1985, it was renamed as Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research.
2/28/1712Bahadur Shah I died at Lahore at the age of 72 in the war of succession.
8/23/1995First ever cellular phone service begins in Calcutta.
2/13/1713Farrukh Siyar becomes Emperor of India after capturing Red Fort.
10/4/1996Delhi court issues non-bailable warrant against PVN Rao and three others in the St. Kitts forgery case.
7/25/1961Delhi upgraded as an A-class city on the basis of provisional Census figures of 1961.
9/5/199530 member Ladakh Autonomous Hill Council sworn-in that was conceded by the Government of India in 1993.