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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
12/17/1715Banda Bahadur Bairagi surrendered at Gurdaspur of Farrukhsiyar to the Mughal army.
7/18/1993Girilal Jain, 71, The Times of India editor, died.
2/8/1785Warren Hastings, British Viceroy, left  India.
6/4/1958The three-men Indian Mountaineering group successfully climbed the high Peak in the Garhwal Hills Range.
9/27/1873Vithalbhai Patel, great freedom fighter, social worker, nationalist leader, politician and President of the Central Assembly, was born at Karmasad, Gujarat.
6/1/1944Liladhar Jagudi, well known Hindi poet, passed away.
2/20/1950Sarat Chandra Bose, freedom fighter, journalist, leader and elder brother of Subhashchandra Bose, passed away.
2/24/1995Rishang Keishing (Cong-I) sworn in as the 15th CM of Manipur.
7/10/1997Fijian Senate approves new Constitution that removes radical restrictions on political power of Indian community, which makes up almost half the population.
7/1/1997Prime Minister inaugurated India's first Science City in Calcutta.