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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
5/3/1913Dhundiraj Govind Phalke, more generally known as Dada Saheb Phalke, was responsible for the production of India's first fully indigenous silent four-reel feature film 'Raja Harishchandra' which heralded the birth of the Indian film industry. The film had titles in Hindi and English and was released on May 3, 1913 at the Coronation Cinematograph in Bombay.
1/22/1858Veer Narayan Singh, freedom fighter, was sentenced to death.
1/28/1895Shankarrao Dattatray Dev, veteran Congress leader, Gandhian and Sarvoday leader, was born.
5/15/1989NAL's 0.6 m transonic wind tunnel is commissioned. Total project cost is about Rs 20 million.
7/12/1994India expels Pak diplomat; Indian attache tortured in Islamabad.
12/22/1751Battle of Mandavgargh.
1/7/1987Kapil Dev takes his 300th Test wicket. At 28, he was the youngest cricketer to accomplish this feat.
9/14/1820Agri-Horticultural Garden of Calcutta started functioning.
7/2/1992Six new ministers inducted into the Union Cabinet.
5/28/1964A slow-moving funeral cortege containing the body of Jawaharlal Nehru inched through the streets of New Delhi today. A million and a half Indians lined the route to pay final respects to their beloved leader.