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Historical Event on 4/12/1978

After several state victories, Congress party-I (for Indira) is recognized as official opposition.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/20/1991India's Ambassador to Romania J.F.Ribeiro shot by Sikh extremists in Bucharest.
12/10/1952World's first official Family Planning programme launched in India.
1/19/1990Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh ""Osho"", Indian free love guru, modern mystic and controversial cult figure, died in Pune at the age of 58 years. He will be remembered as a great orator and for founding of Rajnishpuram in USA.
7/14/1963Swami Shivanand Saraswati, religious leader, passed away.
9/21/1895Annapurnanand, great writer, was born.
9/21/1895Sher Shah defeats Humayun near Buxar at Chausa and becomes emperor of Delhi.
9/14/1933Gandhi declares one-year moratorium on civil disobedience in India.
3/30/1993Air Time Committee Chief P.S. Deodhar and its members resign in protest against the implementation of the metro channel of Doordarshan.
8/2/198432 people died in a bomb explosion at Meenambakkam Airport.
1/26/1950Government of India accepted the National Emblem. It consisted of Head of Lion which is taken from Ashok piller situated near Sarnath.