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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.

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1/1/1995N.D.Tiwari steps down as president of UP Congress committee.
1/19/1997Malaysian PM Mahathir Mohamad arrives in India on a 4-day visit.
7/12/1999Rajendra Kumar (71), legendary actor who acted in over 150 Hindi films, died in Mumbai.
1/21/1956Strikes and demonstrations held in Bihar and Orissa in protest of the government's intention to revise state boundaries.
9/16/1997Rajeev Balakrishnan sets 100m national mark in the ITC International Athletics meet.
10/31/1990Religious clashes between Hindus and Muslims leave more than 180 people dead.
9/21/1746French expeditionary army occupies Labourdonnais & Dupleix Madras.
10/20/1752The grateful Wazir induced the emperor to make Badan Singh the 'Raja' with the title of Mahendra, and Suraj Mal the 'Mumar Bahadur' with the title of Rajendra.
3/7/1952Parmahansa Yogananda, great saint, social reformer and writer, died at Los Angles.
8/1/1846Dwarkanath Tagore, a Hindu philanthropist, died in London.