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Historical Event on 4/16/1980

Delhi beat Bombay by 240 runs to win Ranji Trophy final.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/17/19764 Indians successfully skied down from the slope of Trishul peak.
3/5/1997Pravin Thipsay wins the United Insurance GM chess tournament in Dhaka.
10/12/1990Government of India announces a 15\% cut in oil consumption, exempting LPG and kerosene.
3/4/1961First Indian aircraft carrier naval fighter vessel ''I.N.S. Vikrant'' was commissioned in Belfast.
12/12/1992The world's largest monolithic granite statue of Lord Buddha, weighing 350 tonnes, placed on the 'Rock of Gibraltar' in the midst of Hussain Sagar lake in Hyderabad.
5/13/1962Dr. Zakir Hussain became the Vice President (1962-67).
7/12/1980Congress (I) gets absolute majority in Rajya Sabha.
8/15/1955Satyagrah started for the freedom of Goa.
8/1/1997Viswanathan Anand wins the Credit Suisse Masters chess tournament in Beil.
1/23/1977Janata Party was formed. Congress Sangathan, Jansangh, Bhartiya Lokdal and Samajwadi Party decided to merge and create Janata Party.