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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
12/26/1831Hennry Louis Vivian Derozio passed away.
3/26/1999Indian Airlines regained the National hockey men's title in Hyderabad.
12/25/1926Dharmavir Bharti, journalist and editor of Dharmyug, was born. His famous books are ""Gunahon Ka Devta"" and ""Suraj Ka Satwa Ghoda"".
4/13/1993Bhupan Hazarika wins Phalke Award for 1992.
2/3/1928Simon Commission comes to India under Lord Irwin, after which serious rioting started on his arrival.
12/10/1979Mother Teresa wins Nobel Peace prize.
12/20/1999The Government rejects underworld don Dawood Ibrahim's conditional offer to surrender.
6/8/2000Bomb blasts rock churches in three states (A.P, Karnataka and Goa).
12/31/1956Pandit Ravishankar Shukla, former Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh, lawyer, politician and social worker, died at the age of 80.
4/13/1994United Arab Emirates lost to India in its first official ODI.