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Historical Event on 12/20/1978
Riots in many Indian cities in protest against Indira Gandhi's imprisonment.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 5/31/1921 | Suresh Hariprasad Joshi, modern Gujarati poet, story writer and critic, was born. |
| 4/16/1853 | The first Railway Train on Indian sub-continent ran over a streach of 21 miles i.e. 35 kms from Bombay to Thane. In the inauguration ceremony, 14 railway carriages carrying about 400 guests left Bori Bunder (presently C.S.T.) at 3.30 pm, amidst the loud applause of a vast multitude and to the salute of 21 guns. |
| 4/12/1873 | Kumaran Asan, famous Malyalam poet and social reformer, was born at Kayikkara, Kerala. |
| 12/23/2000 | The Centre gives a green signal to West Bengal Government's proposal to rename Calcutta as ''Kolkata''. |
| 12/14/1920 | Akali Dal established. |
| 7/13/1905 | Premnath Bazaz, famous Kashmir freedom fighter, was born. |
| 6/30/1986 | Mizoram became the state of India. |
| 8/15/1997 | The Government bans doctors from determining the sex of the foetus. |
| 11/13/1962 | Yezdani Gulam, great researcher, archeologist and art critic, died |
| 3/5/1916 | Biju Patnaik, famous Oriya leader and Chief Minister, was born. |
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