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{{Year in India|1980}}
Events in the year '''1980 in the Republic of India'''.

==Incumbents==
* [[President of India]] – [[Neelam Sanjiva Reddy]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://presidentofindia.nic.in/former-presidents.htm |title=Former Presidents - The President of India |website=presidentofindia.nic.in |language=en |access-date=2017-05-17 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141016060850/http://presidentofindia.nic.in/former-presidents.htm |archive-date=16 October 2014 }}</ref>
* [[File:Charan Singh.jpg|thumb|162x162px|[[Charan Singh]]]][[Prime Minister of India]] – [[Charan Singh]] until 14 January, then [[Indira Gandhi]] again became the prime minister of India.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.mapsofindia.com/my-india/politics/prime-ministers-of-india|title=List of Indian Prime ministers till now|date=2014-04-16|work=My India|access-date=2017-05-17|language=en}}</ref>
* [[Chief Justice of India]] – [[Yeshwant Vishnu Chandrachud]]

===Governors===
* [[List of governors of Andhra Pradesh|Andhra Pradesh]] –
* [[List of governors of Assam|Assam]] –
* [[List of governors of Bihar|Bihar]] –
* [[List of governors of Gujarat|Gujarat]] –
* [[List of governors of Haryana|Haryana]] –
* [[List of governors of Himachal Pradesh|Himachal Pradesh]] –
* [[List of governors of Jammu and Kashmir|Jammu and Kashmir]] –
* [[List of governors of Karnataka|Karnataka]] –
* [[List of governors of Kerala|Kerala]] –
* [[List of governors of Madhya Pradesh|Madhya Pradesh]] –
* [[List of governors of Maharashtra|Maharashtra]] –
* [[List of governors of Manipur|Manipur]] –
* [[List of governors of Meghalaya|Meghalaya]] –
* [[List of governors of Nagaland|Nagaland]] –
* [[List of governors of Odisha|Odisha]] –
* [[List of governors of Punjab, India|Punjab]] –
* [[List of governors of Rajasthan|Rajasthan]] –
* [[List of governors of Sikkim|Sikkim]] –
* [[List of governors of Tamil Nadu|Tamil Nadu]] –
* [[List of governors of Tripura|Tripura]] –
* [[List of governors of Uttar Pradesh|Uttar Pradesh]] –
* [[List of governors of West Bengal|West Bengal]] –

==Events==
*1 January – Dr. Leo Rebello becomes the Director of the Natural Health Centre, Bombay.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.healthwisdom.org/lecturetopics.htm|title=HEALTHWISDOM.ORG - HEALTH AWARENESS SITE|website=www.healthwisdom.org|access-date=2017-05-17|archive-date=14 May 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170514234615/http://www.healthwisdom.org/lecturetopics.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref>
[[File:Indira Gandhi in 1967.jpg|thumb|150px|[[Indira Gandhi]] the first female [[Prime Minister of India]] is returned to the office a second time.]]
*14 January – [[Indira Gandhi]] returned to power.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/learning/general/onthisday/bday/1119.html|title=Assassination in India: A Leader of Will and Force; Indira Gandhi, Born to Politics, Left Her Own Imprint on India|last=Charlton|first=Linda|date=1 November 1984|work=The New York Times|access-date=17 May 2017}}</ref>
*25 January – Dr. Leo Rebello forms All India Letter Writers Association and is elected its president.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.karmayog.com/ngos/ailwa.htm|title=AILWA - All India Letter-Writers Association|website=www.karmayog.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051023204444/http://www.karmayog.com/ngos/ailwa.htm|archive-date=2005-10-23|url-status=dead|access-date=2017-05-17}}</ref>
*23 June – [[Sanjay Gandhi]] is killed in a plane crash.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/sanjay-gandhi-dies-in-a-dramatic-plane-crash-his-passing-to-leave-a-political-vacuum/1/409841.html|title=Sanjay Gandhi dies in a dramatic plane crash, his passing to leave a political vacuum|last=Sethi|first=Sunil|date=22 January 2014|work=India Today|access-date=2017-05-17}}</ref>
*[[Rajiv Gandhi]] began work for [[Indian Airlines]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Im-Rajiv-Gandhi-the-co-pilot/articleshow/755811.cms|title='I'm Rajiv Gandhi, the co-pilot'|last=Agarwall|first=Vijay|date=28 June 2004|work=The Times of India|access-date=17 May 2017}}</ref>
*The [[1980 Bhagalpur blindings|Bhagalpur Blindings]] were widely publicized by Indian media.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/Blind-rage-and-anguish-30-yrs-on/articleshow/5814134.cms|title=Blind rage and anguish, 30 yrs on |date=16 April 2010|newspaper=The Times of India|first=Faizan|last=Ahmad|access-date=19 January 2019}}</ref>

==Sport==
The Indian [[Field Hockey|Hockey]] team won the [[Gold medal|Gold]] in the [[Olympics]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/sport/hockey/Revisiting-the-golden-age-of-Indian-hockey-at-the-Olympics/article14474287.ece|title=Revisiting the golden age of Indian hockey at the Olympics|last=Kesavan|first=N.|date=2 July 2016|work=The Hindu|access-date=17 May 2017}}</ref>

==Births==
*10 February – [[Mohammad Iqbal Khan|Mohd. Iqbal Khan]], actor.
*13 March – [[Varun Gandhi]], politician
*20 April – [[Sunaina Sunaina]], weightlifter<ref>{{cite web |title=Results |url=http://m2002.thecgf.com/results/default.asp?ath=8329 |website=m2002.thecgf.com |access-date=7 May 2020}}</ref>

*2 June – [[Dola Banerjee]], archer<ref>{{cite web |title=Dola BANERJEE - Olympic Archery {{!}} India |url=https://www.olympic.org/dola-banerjee |website=International Olympic Committee |access-date=23 April 2019 |language=en |date=19 June 2016}}</ref>
*20 June – [[Bobby Darling]], actor.
*5 July – [[Zayed Khan]], actor.
*8 July – [[Chetan Anand (badminton)|Chetan Anand]], badminton player
*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.
*18 September – [[Akshay Kapoor]], actor.
*[[File:Kareena ad shoot in Mehboob Studio.jpg|thumb|155x155px|[[Kareena Kapoor]]]]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)|Arya]], actor.
*17 December – [[Arjun Halappa]], field hockey player.
*28 December – [[Deepak Thakur]], field hockey player.

==Deaths==
*23 June – [[Sanjay Gandhi]], politician (b. 1946).
*23 June – [[Varahagiri, Venkata Giri|Varahagiri Venkata Giri]], [[List of Presidents of India|fourth]] [[president of India]] (b. 1894).
*18 July – [[Naoomal Jeoomal]], cricketer (b. 1904).
*24 July – [[Uttam Kumar]], actor (b. 1926).
*31 July – [[Mohammed Rafi]], [[playback singer]] (b. 1924).
*2 August – [[Ramkinkar Baij]], sculptor and painter (b. 1906)
*17 August – [[Kodavatiganti Kutumbarao]], writer (b. 1909).
*25 October – [[Sahir Ludhianvi]], [[Urdu language|Urdu]] poet and [[Hindi language|Hindi]] lyricist and songwriter (b. 1921).
*11 November – [[Chenganoor Raman Pillai]], [[Kathakali]] artiste (b. 1886).
*16 November – [[Jayan]], actor (b. 1938).

==References==
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