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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
3/31/1994U.R. Rao, retiring ISRO Chairman, announces agreement with Russia for supplying 7 cryogenic engines.
9/29/1992Andhra CM Janardhana Reddy resigned.
3/12/1992A devastating wave of car-bomb explosions killed an estimated 300 people and injured hundreds more today in the large western Indian port city of Bombay. The first blast ripped through the city's stock exchange building, and minutes later a dozen slightly less powerful explosions rocked the bustling city center.The bomb attacks appeared to have been part of a carefully planned operation.The devices were clearly meant to cause maximum loss of life and damage to property.
10/9/1947P. C. Joshi, General Secretary, Communist Party of India (CPI), appealed to all LEFT parties to rally around Nehru to fight for peace.
7/2/1941Muhammad Baqa Jilani, one Test for India, 0-55, died at the age of 29.
2/19/1993German Chancellor Helmut Kohl receives the Jawaharlal Nehru Award for International Understanding from the President.
3/25/1987Marxist-led alliance gets majority in Kerala and West Bengal elections .
1/8/1996Maharashtra government clears Enron Dhabol power project at a tariff of Rs. 1.86 per unit.
7/18/1994Munis Raza, famous educationist and former Chancellor of Delhi University, passed away.
1/28/1996Dev Kanta Baruah, first President of former Congress, passed away at New Delhi at the age of 82.