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Historical Event on 9/4/1980
Second Commonwealth Regional Heads of Government Conference in New Delhi.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 2/1/1831 | The first Fine Arts Exhibition by Brush Club was held in a Public Library of Calcutta. |
| 11/7/1862 | Bahadurshah Jafar -II died at Rangoon in British prision. |
| 1/14/1994 | Marathwada University renamed as Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University. |
| 12/4/1992 | RBI devalues Rupee by 1.18% against the US dollar. India emerges overall champions with 10 golds; 8 silver and 14 bronzes in the 4th Asian Junior Athletic meet in New Delhi. |
| 10/29/1964 | Priceless and irreplaceable gems, including the famed 'Star of India' of 563.35 carats and 2.5 inches in diameter, were stolen from the American Museum of Natural History, New York, USA, in a daring burglary. An alarm system was discontinued years ago as was the all-night guard in the gem hall, both for reasons of economy. The jewels were uninsured due to high-priced premiums. There were other jewels too that were also robbed during this time. |
| 11/15/1992 | 37 die in a landslide at Meghamalai near Chinnamanur. |
| 9/3/1987 | Vishwanathan Anand, 17, becomes India's first and the world's youngest Grandmaster. |
| 2/18/1944 | Bhartiya Gyanpeeth Institute' established. |
| 3/13/1857 | Lord William Pit, Governer General of India (1823-28), passed away. |
| 10/4/1999 | Rest of India won the Zal Irani Trophy in Bangalore. |
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