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Events in the year 1980 in the Republic of India.
Incumbents
- President of India – Neelam Sanjiva Reddy
- Prime Minister of India – Charan Singh until 14 January, then Indira Gandhi again became the prime minister of India.
Events
- 1 January – Dr. Leo Rebello becomes the Director of Natural Health Centre, Bombay.
- Indira Gandhi was returned to power.
- 1 May - Dr. Leo Rebello forms All India Letter Writers Association and is Elected its President.
- 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 - Khan, actor.
- 13 March - Varun Gandhi, politician
- 20 April - Arin Paul, film director
- 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.
- 18 September - Akshay Kapoor, actor.
- 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).
- 2 August - Ramkinkar_Baij, sculptor and painter (b. 1906)
- 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).