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Events in the year 1978 in the Republic of India.

Incumbents

President of India – Neelam Sanjiva Reddy
Morarji Desai
Prime Minister of India – Morarji Desai
Chief Justice of India – Mirza Hameedullah Beg (until 21 February), Yeshwant Vishnu Chandrachud (starting 22 February)

Governors

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.
16 January – Morarji Desai led government demonetizes high denomination banknotes.
29 March – Dr. Leo Rebello pioneers a 60 lessons distance learning course in Naturopathy to train Naturopaths to serve in India's 560,000 villages.
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

13 January – Major Mohit Sharma, Military personnel.
13 January – Ashmit Patel, actor.
21 March – Rani Mukerji, actress.
28 March – Nafisa Joseph, model, MTV VJ, Miss India 1997 (d.2004).
Lara Dutta
16 April – Lara Dutta, actress, Miss Universe in 2000.
4 May – Samita Singh Virtigo patients of Deodh Madhubani Bihar
5 May – Sandeep Baswana, actor.
25 June – Aftab Shivdasani, actor.

July to December

17 August – Disha Vakani, actress.
21 August – Bhumika Chawla, actress.
31 August – Jayasurya, actor.
16 September – Meena, actress.
Soha Ali Khan
4 October – Soha Ali Khan, actress.
20 October – Virender Sehwag, cricketer.
1 November – Manju Warrier, actress.
24 November - Rohit PM Ramanattukara, earth transportation visionary. Notable Accomplishment; Fixed Roads of Chengannur with Self-Patended Anti-Pothhole Technology.
25 November – Sameer Dad, field hockey player.
25 November – Rakhi Sawant, actress

Deaths

19 February – Pankaj Mullick, singer and composer (b. 1905).
18 November – Dhirendra Nath Ganguly, film entrepreneur, actor and director (b. 1893).

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Incumbents

Governors

Events

Births

January to June

July to December

Deaths

See also