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Historical Event on 1/18/1977

Morarji Desai and other opposition leaders were released from jail and Lok Sabha was dissolved by the president during the emergency period.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/5/1909Dwijhans Kalika Prasad Dixit, great poet and educationist, was born at Gram Dedani in Uttar Pradesh.
12/25/1846Swati Tirunal Ramavarma passed away.
3/19/1936Raghav Kaneria, great artist and decorator, was born.
3/10/1969Parliament passed the Act that made Central Industrial Security Force as an Armed Force of the union.
6/30/1917Dr. Dadabhai Naoroji, great Indian, patriot and one of the founders of the Indian National Congress, politician and merchant, died at the age of 92.
12/28/1984Eighth General Election of India ends. Indian National Congress party wins with thumping majority.
3/3/1948B. S. Munje, founder of Bhosla Military School, passed away.
11/17/1921Princes of Wales came to India.
11/1/1974Vangipurappu Venkata Sai Laxman, cricketer (Indian Test batsman v S Africa 1996 ), was born in Hyderabad.
11/27/1778Joseph Lin flew upto 2,286 meters high with the help of a baloon.