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Historical Event on 1/3/1978

Chandrasekar takes 6-52 at MCG in Indian innings win.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/14/1987Rajiv Gandhi, PM, rules out termination of Rs. 1700 crore Bofors gun deal.
3/17/1920Mujiburr Rahman, the first Prime Minister of Bangladesh, was born in Tungipara now in Bangladesh.
10/21/1990Doordarshan starts afternoon news bulletins at 2 p.m. (Hindi) and 3 p.m. (English) of 7.5 minutes duration on week days and 5 minutes on Sundays.
1/4/1931Maulana Mohammad Ali Jauhar, great orator, eminent journalist, fighter and one of the founders of Jamia Millia Islamia, died at London during the first Round Table Conference. He was closely associated to Mahatma Gandhi and took active part in Civil Disobedience Movement.
3/16/1995K. Karunakaran resigns as CM of Kerala; Finance Minister presents Central Budget.
3/20/1977General Election (6th) of India ends. First time Indian National Congress Party lost in India.
7/7/1997Armed Kuki militants shot dead 25 persons and injured five seriously in an attack on Paites village in Manipur.
2/23/1962The Cholera Research Centre was established at Calcutta (renamed as the National Institute of Cholera & Enteric Diseases in 1979).
5/31/1968F.V. Arul became the director of Central Bureau of Investigation (till 06/05/71).
12/28/1990Following the war threat as the January 15 deadline set by UN for Iraq to withdraw from Kuwait approaches, GOI advise Indians in Gulf to send back their families to India.