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Historical Event on 1/1/1978

Samrat (Emperor) Ashoka, Air India's first Jumbo-Jet Boeing 747, after explosion falls into Arabian Sea, killing 213 people. Nobody survived.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/11/1906Chetput Ramaswami Pattabhi Raman, politician and social worker, was born at Madras.
2/21/1993Naxals free Andhra Pradesh Congress (I) MLA P.Balaraju and a govt. official after 22 days in captivity.
11/1/1999Soli Sorbajee is re-appointed the Attorney General.
4/14/1891Dr. Bhimrao Ramji 'Babasaheb' Ambedkar, India's great social reformer, politician, author, architect, lawyer and agitator, was born in Maharashtra.
2/8/1912Girishchandra Ghosh, famous Bengali actor and dramatist, passed away.
3/29/1978Jayasinghrao Mansinghrao Ghorpade, cricketer, 8 Tests for India and 229 runs, passed away.
8/9/1971Vinodnand Jha, former Chief Minister of Bihar, died.
12/28/1892Dr. Shivajirao Ganesh (Daji Patwardhan), famous social worker and Padmashri awardee, was born.
9/19/1937Vishnu Narayan Matkhande passed away.
12/28/1930Police are stoned by demonstrators as they attempt to prevent an illegal flag-salutation ceremony at Bombay.