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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
2/12/1997Parkash Singh Badal, President, Shiromani Akali Dal (Badal), sworn in as the Chief Minister of Punjab for third time.
4/13/1997Anand wins Dos Hermanas chess crown.
7/3/1991Rupee devalued again from 10.58 to 10.96\% .
9/27/1907Bhagat Singh, the legendary revolutionary, was born at Banga in West Punjab, Layalpur now in Pakistan.
5/21/1991Rajiv Gandhi, Indian Prime Minster (1984-91), assassinated by human bomb explosion plotted by LTTE at Sriperumbudur in Tamil Nadu, 40 km from Madras, at 10.20 P.M.
12/22/1966U.S. announces allocation of 900,000 tons of grain to fight famine in India.
7/10/1977The Planning Commission decides to introduce Rolling Plan concept.
7/22/1993R.K. Khandekar, PM's aide, denies Harshad Mehta's charges.
10/20/1991Manohar Phalke, famous union leader and MLA, died.
9/16/1931Ennackal Chandy George Sudarshan, popularly known as George Sudarshan, was born in Kottayam, Kerala. He was a physicist of world repute.