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Historical Event on 1/25/1988

Bharat Ratna, India's highest award, was given to Dr. Marudu Gopalan Ramachandran, MGR (Posthumous) (1917-1987).

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/12/1993Former Chief Minister of Gujarat Hitendra Desai died.
2/5/1993The Supreme Court directs the Union Government to forcibly produce Manipur Speaker Dr. Borobabu Singh before it on March 23 in a contempt case.
8/19/1757The first rupee coin was minted in Calcutta by the East India Company.
12/12/1991Violence in Karnataka over the centre's notification on Cauvery.
4/4/1912Dhundiraj Gopal Sapre, Sahityaratna and Sanskrit litterateur, was born.
11/16/1983Kapil Dev took 9-83 vs West Indies at Ahmedabad. India still lost the game.
5/5/1930Gandhiji was arrested and imprisoned without trial. As a result there was ''hartal'' (strike)all over India. Over 100,000 people were jailed before the end of the year.
8/12/1988S. R. Bommai elected Karnataka CM.
4/20/1973Rioting over food shortages ends after three days in Nagpur.
12/19/1857The trial on Raja Nahar Singh, who was arrested and then was prisioned at Metcalfe House, began on Saturday at 1100 hrs at Delhi.