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Historical Event on 4/12/1978
After several state victories, Congress party-I (for Indira) is recognized as official opposition.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 7/1/1992 | Truck operators begin nation-wide strike to press for the abolition of toll tax and octroi. |
| 2/1/1785 | Warren Hastings left India on Feb 8 and attended the Council meeting for the last time. |
| 3/16/1997 | The first batch of three Russian-made Sukhoi-30 combat aircraft reaches India. |
| 6/23/1761 | Balaji Bajirao (Nanasaheb), third peshwa, died at Pune, after losing in the Third Battle of Panipat on 12 June. |
| 8/27/1990 | The Cabinet Committee on political affairs decides to put a proposal before the Parliament providing five to ten per cent of Central Government jobs reserved for economically weaker sections. |
| 2/24/1986 | Rukmini Devi passed away. |
| 12/11/1843 | Robert Koch, famous French scientist, was born in Clausthal village, Germany. |
| 1/17/1999 | Madhya Pradesh won its maiden Wills Trophy championship, defeating Bengal in the final of the limited overs cricket championship in Calcutta. |
| 10/30/1887 | Sukumar Roy, famous Bengali children's litterateur, was born. |
| 11/16/1883 | Pandit Baburao Vishnu Paradkar, eminent Hindi editor and journalist, was born at Varanasi. |
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