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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
5/18/1974Jayaprakash Narayan led a procession against economic conditions in Patna. There was lathi charged and he issued a call for total revolution. He also started the 'Citizens for Democracy' movement.
5/1/1966Marathi becomes the official language of Maharashtra.
5/26/2000Prabhakar G. Surur (93) died in Mumbai.
6/6/1867Baba Kharak Singh, freedom fighter, was born at Sialkot.
4/28/1740Baji Rao I aka Thorle BajiRao Peshwa passed away at Raverkhedi near the banks of the Narmada river near Khargon and his son Balaji Baji Rao was placed on his father's throne as the Peshwa.
10/9/1931Air Force was established.
3/10/1997Maharashtra government renames Osmanabad as Dharashiva.
3/17/1959Dalai Lama XIV flees from Tibet after Chinese military occupied Tibet.
12/27/1976Yashpal, modern hindi litterateur, passed away.
6/1/1916Lokmanya Tilak roared ''Freedom is by birthright'' at Ahmednagar.