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See also: 1977 in India, other events of 1978, 1979 in India and the Timeline of Indian history.

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Events

  • 1 January - Air India Flight 855, a Boeing 747 passenger jet, crashes into the Arabian Sea after takeoff near Bombay, killing all 213 on board.
  • 7 November - Indira Gandhi is re-elected to the Indian parliament.
  • 19 December - Indira Gandhi is arrested and jailed for a week for breach of privilege and contempt of parliament.

Births

January to June

July to December

Full date unknown

8 October - Ramakoti Reddy

Deaths








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