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Historical Event on 7/10/1978

'Mahatma Phule Backward Class Development Corporation' (Mahatma Phule Magaswarg Vikas Mahamandal) was established.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/18/1900Vijayalakshmi Pandit, first woman President of U.N.O. General Assembly, was born.
12/13/1984The death toll in a toxic gas leak from an insecticide plant in Bhopal, India, now is estimated at 2,100, and tens of thousands of residents fled the city today after it was announced that the Union Carbide plant would be started up again to neutralize the effect.
8/14/1862Bombay High Court was established for Maharashtra, Goa, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu territory. This court has benches at Nagpur, Panaji and Aurangabad.
9/28/1924In penance for riots, Gandhi, on hunger strike in Delhi, proclaimed he would break his fast only at death.
1/11/1986The Naval Dockyard Bombay celebrates its 250th Anniversary.
10/16/1999Dr. Najma Heptulla, Deputy Chairperson of the Rajya Sabha, is elected president of the 138-nation Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU).
1/17/1981Central Government offers full statehood to Mizoram.
6/22/1948Emperor of India title was deleted from His Majesty the King of United Kingdom's titles.
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5/7/1985Adoor Gopalakrishnan adjudged Best Director (Mukhamukham) in national film awards.