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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 |
| 12/5/1991 | The government reduces visa fees for tourists intending to visit India. |
| 10/24/1930 | Raj Bagri, Indies and British merchant in metal, was born. |
| 2/28/1859 | Surbhi, farmer lady of Dholi Bavli, Central India, who was arrested for helping her son Bheema Nayak in the freedom movement and was jailed in Mahamandaleshwar jail, passed away. |
| 3/1/2000 | P.Harikrishna becomes India's youngest International Master in the Sangli International chess tournament. |
| 2/22/1873 | Sir Muhammad Ekbal, writer of song 'Sare Jahanse Achha', was born. |
| 11/18/1925 | Madhukar Gopal Pathak, noted author and film director, was born. |
| 10/6/1998 | Railways wins the BOB-Senior National Hockey championship for women defeating Haryana in the final at Chennai. |
| 1/30/1785 | Sir Charles Metkaff, governor general of East India Company, was born. |
| 7/31/1997 | Election Commission agrees to grant national party status to Bahujan Samaj Party but asks it to give up its election symbol--elephant. |
| 1/14/1926 | Mahashweta Devi was born at Jinda Bahar Lane, Dhaka. |
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