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Historical Event on 12/20/1978

Riots in many Indian cities in protest against Indira Gandhi's imprisonment.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/2/1992Delhi High Court indicts CBI in Bofors case; FIR and letters rogatory quashed.
9/1/1947Mahatma Gandhi undertakes a fast for unity among Hindus and Muslims. He breaks the fast after 73 hours when peace is restored.
1/10/1964Battles between Muslims & Hindus in Calcutta.
3/29/1999A massive earthquake in the Garhwal region of Uttar Pradesh in the inner Himalayas claims 85 lives and more than 130 injured.
6/13/1991Shiv Sharma, Doordarshan Director General, was shot at in Delhi by suspected Punjab terrorists.
1/4/1924Vidyadhar Gokhle, editor, playwright and politician, was born.
1/2/1992Central Ministers Cabinet approved that elections will take place after the death of any independent candidate.
8/28/1998India and Pakistan clash at the Security Council after New Delhi denounced the running of terrorist training camps in the Pakistan-occupied Kashmir and Afghanistan.
4/15/1919British troops kill 400 Indians, who were demonstrating against the British rule at Amritsar for the forced marshall law on Punjab.
12/30/1953The Untouchability (Offences) Bill published in the Gazette of India.