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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
1/4/1958Waverley John Anderson, Scottish viscount and Governor of Bengal, died at the age of 75.
4/10/1995Morarji Ranchhodji Desai, first non-Congress Prime Minister of India (1977-79) and Chief Minister of Bombay, passed away at the age of 99. He was awarded with Bharat Ratna.
7/20/1993British parliament ratifies the Indo-British extradition treaty.
2/27/1993Rupee made fully convertible in Man Mohan Singh's third successive budget.
5/12/1999Arunachal Pradesh Governor refuses to quit.
2/13/1970Man-eating tiger is reported to have killed 48 people at a village 80-km from New Delhi.
8/18/1990President R Venkataraman presented the colours to the Officers Training Academy in recognition of their services to the Nation.
2/22/1854Kawasji Nanabhai Dawar started the first Cloth Mill namely 'Bombay Spinning Mills'.
6/20/1946Gandhiji attends Working Committee meeting from 20-21 June.
9/2/1992Shripad Deshpande, senior journalist, passed away.