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Historical Event on 1/1/1981

Colaba District renamed as Raigad District.

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12/26/1978Indira Gandhi released after week in jail for refusing to testify on corruption.
7/24/1985Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi and Sikh leader Sant Harchand Singh Longowal of Akali Dal signed a peace contract known as 'Punjab Accord' thus ending the four-year agitation in Punjab.
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