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Historical Event on 12/26/1978

Indira Gandhi released after week in jail for refusing to testify on corruption.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/1/1781British troops defeated Hyder Ali's progress. He was checked by Eyree Coote after the battle of Porto Novo and becamed subdued.
8/17/1916Amritlal Naagar was born.
2/24/1950G.J.M.Gazdar, computational linguist, was born.
1/19/2000Railways retains the Lady Ratan Trophy Women's National Hockey championship.
4/2/1948Defence Minister announces the establishment of the National War Academy in Kharakvasla, Poona.
8/1/1996T. S. R. Subramaniam was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 31-03-1998.
12/10/1967Earthquake hit Koyna Nagar.
7/4/2000The trial of the Bihar Chief Minister Rabri Devi and RJD president Laloo Prasad Yadav in the disproportionate assets case begins.
11/23/1991Bhaskaracharya Research Institute established at Dhule.
12/27/1976Yashpal, modern hindi litterateur, passed away.