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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
6/11/1991Over 106.6 million voters go to the second phase of national polls.
10/23/1999A Boeing 707 carrying Venezuela President Hugo Chavez and his entourage lands safely at Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport in Mumbai following a suspected tyre burst.
7/31/1992Sitar maestro Pt. Ravishankar wins the Magsaysay Award.
1/31/1998D. R. Karthikeyan became the director of Central Bureau of Investigation (till 31/03/98).
10/22/1947There were bound to be difficulties in consolidating the loosely federated Indian provinces, princely states, etc. into one homogeneous whole state. Kashmir, after initial dithering, acceded to India voluntarily and by popular consent, then, was invaded by Pakistani tribesmen with the support of the Pakistani government.
11/11/1979President N. Sanjiva Reddy declares the opening of the first International Trade Fair of India.
11/15/1982Acharya Vinoba Bhave, great freedom fighter and social reformer, died (88 years) in Pawnar Ashram at Wardha near Nagpur, Maharashtra.
9/8/1993Andhra cabinet reshuffled by dropping four legislators and bringing in 16 new faces.
5/17/1998US President Bill Clinton wants India and Pakistan to sign CTBT.
5/17/1998Vasco De Gama departed with his fleet from Lisbon Harbour for a trip to India .
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