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Historical Event on 12/19/1978
The Lok Sabha expels Indira Gandhi from the House and sentences her to imprisonment for a term lasting its prorogation. She was released from jail on December 26.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 12/1/1951 | Abanindra Nath Tagore, famous Indian painter and sculptor, died in Calcutta. |
| 9/29/1997 | Crown Prince of Spain, Felipe de Borbon, visits India. |
| 7/13/1999 | Floods claim 15 more lives in Bihar. |
| 12/21/1974 | Inssatvahana, the first establishment to give submarine training, was commissioned at Visakhapatnam. |
| 11/19/1975 | Sushmita Sen, former Miss Universe and film actress, was born. |
| 11/8/1831 | Edward R L Bulwer-Lytton was born. |
| 5/25/1979 | Commercial Unity Day started. |
| 7/14/1963 | Swami Shivanand Saraswati, religious leader, passed away. |
| 4/8/1993 | CBI extensively raided VHP offices; BJP MP Brijbhushan Saren Singh among five arrested. |
| 12/4/1829 | Britain abolished ""sati"" in India (widow burning herself to death on her husband's funeral pyre) |
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