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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
1/23/1972Bootlegger sells wood alcohol to wedding party; 100 die in New Delhi.
2/28/1919Gandhiji signs Satyagraha Pledge to secure withdrawal of Rowlatt Bills.
10/18/1980The first Himalayan Car Rally of 5,377.9 km was started from Brabourne Stadium, Bombay with 74 starters.
11/18/19371,100 prisoners freed after appeal by Gandhi, his first political act in year.
1/29/1997Olympic Hockey captain Pargat Singh announces retirement.
9/12/1686Aurangzeb ended Adilshah's kingdom. The garrison lost heart and surrendered Sikandar who was sent to the state prison at Daulatabad. Bijapur was invested and the city opened its gates to the Mughals. Bijapur as an independent kingdom ceased to exist.
8/15/1992Karnataka seeks army help to nab sandal wood smuggler Veerappan.
12/4/1990Maharashtra Gomantak Party withdraws support to Goa ministry led by Dr. Luis Proto Barbosa.
5/7/1958Acharya Kripalani elected leader of a new opposition group in the Lok Sabha.
3/1/1987A Pakistani official quoted as saying, ""Pakistan has nuclear bomb capabilities at New Delhi"".