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Historical Event on 10/1/1978

In the Child Marriage Act, minimum age for marriage was raised to 21 year for males and 18 years for females.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/16/1992Amar Varma, Hindi author, producer and director, died.
6/15/1991General Election (10th) of India ends. In this election Indian National Congress won.
2/28/2000The Supreme Court orders notice to the former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, Ms. Jayalalitha, on a special leave petition filed by the State Government against the Madras High Court judgment upholding the trial court's order discharging her in the ""coal import case"".
10/31/1895Cottari Kanakaiya Nayudu, cricketer (India's 1st Test capt), born at Nagpur.
8/8/1948Dr. Yellapragada Subbarow, saintly scientist and nobel prize winner, passed away at Pearl River, New York.
8/9/1925Government Treasury from Postal Train was looted near Kakuri Station just about 22 km. away from Lucknow by the members of 'Hindustan Socialist Republican Association'.
9/23/1992Indian-designed pilotless target aircraft 'Lakshya' successfully tested.
9/4/1996Narasimha Rao questioned by CBI.
8/18/1958Dr.Bhagwandas, famous Congress leader and theosophist, died.
10/2/1999Home Minister L. K. Advani said that the BJP was ready to provide letters of support.