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Historical Event on 10/3/1977

Indira Gandhi arrested on charges of official corruption in New Delhi.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/20/1938Bhartacharya Chintamanrao Vinayak Vaidya, omnicient research scientist and expert of Marathi and English languages, passed away.
9/14/1967US announces plan to give India $1.3 million to buy contraceptives.
10/3/1984India's longest distance train Himsagar Express (from Jammu Tavi to Kanya Kumari) was first flagged.
6/30/1991A 36-member Congress ministry led by Hiteswar Saikia assumes office in Assam.
12/16/1952Sri Ramalu Potiu sacrificed his life for the demand of seperate Andhra Pradesh state for the Telugu- speaking people.
9/28/1827A few mountain battery trains flourished and kept the Indian component alive as part of the Royal artillery. Recently, it has been established that 8 Company Bombay Artillery survived axing and is now 5 (Bombay) Mountain Battery. This day is now celebrated as the Raising Day of the Regiment of Artillery.
12/19/1857The trial on Raja Nahar Singh, who was arrested and then was prisioned at Metcalfe House, began on Saturday at 1100 hrs at Delhi.
1/16/1990Dr. R.R. Diwakar, Gandhian and former Union Minister, passed away.
10/30/1999G.V.G. Krishnamurthy, former Election Commissioner, seeks enhanced security in the wake of threats to his life.
12/4/1998Ilayaraja, nusic composer, selected for the Lata Mangeshkar award instituted by the Madhya Pradesh Government.