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See also: 1979 in India, other events of 1980, 1981 in India and the Timeline of Indian history.

Events

• Indira Gandhi was returned to power.
• 23 June - Sanjay Gandhi is killed in a plane crash.
• Rajiv Gandhi began work for Indian Airlines.

Sport

The Indian Hockey team won the Gold in the Olympics.

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.

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).