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Historical Event on 8/14/1980

Centre nationalizes Maruti company.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/20/1946Gandhiji starts tour without party.
10/22/1796Sawai Madhav Rao Peshwa II committed suicide by jumping from the terrace.
1/27/1931Mahatma Gandhi was released from jail, ending eight months of imprisonment for his campaign of civil disobedience against British rule. To avoid demonstrations, Gandhi was released late in the evening from the Yerovda jail and put on a night train to Bombay. There was hope in British circles that the release of Gandhi would end the strife and lead to discussions of dominion status. Gandhi made clear, however, that he would persist in his civil disobedience campaign.
7/24/1992Universal Poetry Foundation' was established at Pune.
12/1/2000An armed intruder snipes at naval commando Satvir Singh at the official residence of the Navy Chief Admiral Sushil Kumar in the high- security Rajaji Marg area in New Delhi. The Navy sets up an enquiry board to probe the incident.
7/12/1996Lok Sabha adopts resolution extending President's Rule in J & K for 6 months.
10/27/1928Dattaji Krishnarao Gaekwad, father of Anshuman and batted in 11 Tests 1950's, was born in Baroda.
7/25/2000P.T. Usha,Star Indian athlete, announces retirement from International athletics at a press conference in New Delhi.
7/31/2000The Lok Sabha passes by voice vote a bill for creation of Chhattisgarh state.
12/29/1997Sonia Gandhi stepped into active politics.