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Historical Event on 12/19/1978

The Lok Sabha expels Indira Gandhi from the House and sentences her to imprisonment for a term lasting its prorogation. She was released from jail on December 26.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/24/2000Viswanathan Anand becomes the first Asian to win a world chess title in the world chess championship in Taheran.
8/20/1993Mother Teresa hospitalized for malaria.
9/4/1980Second Commonwealth Regional Heads of Government Conference in New Delhi.
7/6/199339 people were killed and three officials abducted in J&K .
4/18/1612Khurram prince was married to Arjumand Banu Begum.
12/15/1991Satyajit Ray, film maestro, awarded Special Oscar for his lifetime achievement.
2/26/1975Bhanubhai Shah established the first kite museum of India called 'Shankar Kendara' in Ahmedabad.
1/9/1854Govind Vasudev Kanitkar, noted poem writier, novelist and translator, was born.
10/1/1978In the Child Marriage Act, minimum age for marriage was raised to 21 year for males and 18 years for females.
5/1/1987The Bofors Deal.