1980 in India
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See also: 1979 in India, other events of 1980, 1981 in India and the Timeline of Indian history.
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[edit] Events
- Indira Gandhi was returned to power.
- 23 June - Sanjay Gandhi is killed in a plane crash.
- Rajiv Gandhi began work for Indian Airlines.
[edit] Sport
The Indian Hockey team won the Gold in the Olympics.
[edit] Births
- 10 February - Mohammad Iqbal Khan, actor.
- 13 March - Varun Gandhi, politician
- 27 April - Zayed Khan, actor.
- 20 June - Bobby Darling, actor.
- 14 August - Prabjoth Singh, field hockey player.
- 16 August - Upen Patel, model and actor.
- 18 August - Preeti Jhangiani, actress and model.
- 30 August - Richa Pallod, model and actress.
- 21 September - Kareena Kapoor, actress.
- 18 October - Reetinder Singh Sodhi, cricketer.
- 24 October - Laila Mehdin, actress.
- 12 November - Devesh Chauhan, field hockey player.
- 13 November - Harman Baweja, actor.
- 9 December - Gagan Ajit Singh, field hockey player.
- 11 December - Arya, actor.
- 17 December - Arjun Halappa, field hockey player.
- 28 December - Deepak Thakur, field hockey player.
[edit] Deaths
- 23 June - Sanjay Gandhi, politician (b.1946).
- 24 July - Uttam Kumar, actor (b.1926).
- 31 July - Mohammed Rafi, playback singer (b.1924).
- 17 August - Kodavatiganti Kutumbarao, writer (b.1909).
- 25 October - Sahir Ludhianvi, Urdu poet and Hindi lyricist and songwriter (b.1921).
- 11 November - Chenganoor Raman Pillai, Kathakali artiste (b.1886).
- 16 November - Jayan, actor (b.1938).
