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Historical Event on 10/4/1977

Indira Gandhi, former Prime Minister, was released off the charges of corruption.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/26/1990V. Shantaram, veteran film producer, director and Dadasaheb Phalke awardee, died at the age of 90 years in Bombay.
12/8/1932Indian Air Force Act was passed.
8/17/1882Sir Ram Nath Chopra, noted professor of Pharmacology, was born.
2/6/1931Motilal Gangadhar Nehru, revolutionary, founder of 'Swaraj Party', political leader and barrister, passed away at Lucknow.
5/13/1905Fakruddin Ali Ahmed, the fifth President of India, was born at Delhi.
12/4/1998Sonia Gandhi said the Congress(I) was prepared to meet the challenge of contesting a mid-term poll if it was forced on the country. But it would not take any initiative to pull down the BJP-led coalition.
7/21/1947Indian Constitution Assembly accepted the tricolour flag as its National Flag. This flag is with three equal horizontal stripes of Saffron (Sacrifice), White (Truth) and Green (Prosperity) and a Chakra is superimposed on white (Dharma Chakra on the capitol of Ashoka's Pillar at Sarnath) in blue colour having 24 spokes. The ratio of the width to length is two to three.
6/15/1937Kumar Shri Indrajitsinhji, cricketer (Indian keeper in 60's), was born in Jamnagar.
3/14/1963Jainarain Vyas, freedom fighter, leader, social reformer, patriot and a noble son of India, passed away.
10/9/1987Official Languages Rules, 1976 amended.