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Historical Event on 3/1/1978

Justice Y. Y. Chandrachud is sworn in as the Chief Justice of India.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/3/2000A. B. Vajpayee, Prime Minister, accuses Pakistan for the hijack of an Indian Airlines aircraft. (The crisis ended on Dec. 31 last with the Vajpayee Government agreeing to free three terrorists in exchange for the passengers).
6/20/1946Gandhiji attends Working Committee meeting from 20-21 June.
10/20/1960Indian mountaineers reach the peak of Nanda Ghunti for the first time in the Kumaon Hills.
5/13/1648Redfort construction was completed
11/2/1972B. D. Pande was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 31-03-1977
12/15/1980Hema Chengkalath, female Soccer(Football) player, was born in Calgary, Canada.
3/28/1991IAF men die in an air crash in Bangalore.
5/24/1903Hemchandra Bandopadhyay, famous Bengali poet, passed away.
10/23/1996Amjad Ali Khan, sarod maestro, appointed UNICEF's national ambassador for children.
3/7/1998A. B. Vajpayee is elected leader of the BJP Parliamentary Party.