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Historical Event on 10/9/1978
Asian Games begin in Bangkok.
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| 4/21/1996 | Sanjay Thapar of the IAF (leader) becomes first Indian to parachute down to geometric North pole and unfurl the flag. |
| 4/2/1877 | Narottam Morarjee, great social reformer and the architect of the modern Indian Shipping, was born at Porbandar. |
| 4/22/1930 | Revolutionary Surjya Sen's many associates were killed and Surjya Sen ""Masterda"" himself went underground, on Jalalabad Hill and started extending his activities to neighbouring districts. |
| 1/6/1980 | In the general election (7th) of India, Indira Gandhi led Indian National Congress Party gains two-thirds majority in the Lok Sabha legislative elections. |
| 7/29/1927 | Madhavsingh Solanki, one of the leaders in Gujarat, was born. |
| 3/23/1992 | G. S. Dhillon, former speaker of Lok Sabha, passed away. |
| 6/20/1939 | Ramakant Bhikaji Desai, cricketer (effective pace bowler for India in the 60s), was born in Bombay. |
| 7/9/1873 | Henry Albert John Gidney, greatest leader and politician, was born in Igatpuri, Maharashtra. |
| 3/28/1991 | Chautala asked by Governor to prove his majority on the floor of the house. |
| 8/19/1977 | Earthquake measuring 7.7-8.9 on the Richter Scale hits Indian Ocean. It is believed to be the strongest ever earthquake. |
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