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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 |
| 1/24/1980 | J.S. Bawa became the director of Central Bureau of Investigation (till 28/02/85). |
| 3/17/1957 | New Central Cabinet under J. L. Nehru sworn in. |
| 1/23/1897 | Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, great nationalist leader and freedom fighter, was born at Cuttack. At the age of 23, he was ranked fourth in the I.C.S. Examination in London and fought against the British with his Azad Hind Fauj in the second World War. |
| 1/17/1985 | Azharuddin scores second Test century in second Test vs England. |
| 2/4/1938 | Birju Maharaj, famous Kathak Dancer ""Guru"", was born. |
| 12/23/1920 | King George V signs Home Rule Act. |
| 4/24/1972 | Jamini Roy, Padmabhushan awardee and famous painter, passed away. |
| 10/13/1877 | Bhulabhai Desai, politician, was born. |
| 10/6/1983 | Punjab Government was dismissed to halt religious and political violence by Indira Gandhi, who imposed President's rule in the state. |
| 4/4/1987 | Agney, famous Hindi litterateur and Gyanpeeth Award winning poet, passed away. |
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