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Historical Event on 1/1/1978

Samrat (Emperor) Ashoka, Air India's first Jumbo-Jet Boeing 747, after explosion falls into Arabian Sea, killing 213 people. Nobody survived.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/26/1971Noel David, Hyderabad off-spinner who played ODI in 1997, was born.
12/20/1999Mulayam Singh Yadav, Samajwadi Party Chief, opposes signing of CTBT.
2/25/1998Tendulkar's first first-class 204* for Mumbai vs Australia.
8/6/1998SriKrishna Commission report was tabled by the Maharashtra government. It was rejected by the ruling alliance whom it heavily indicted.
10/11/1991Meghalaya placed under President's rule.
9/29/1977India and Bangladesh signed settlement for distributing Ganga river water.
3/30/1988Tamil Nadu beat Railways by an innings and 144 runs to win Ranji Trophy.
4/19/1910Anant Laxman Kanhere, revolutionary, was hanged.
4/19/1910Jesuit father and first Englishman S.J.Thomas Stephens arrived at Goa in a Portuguese ship. He settled here and died in 1619.
8/5/1969Bapu Krishnarao Venkatesh Prasad, cricketer (consistent Indian Test pace bowler 1996-), was born in Bangalore.