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Historical Event on 2/25/1886
Narmadashankar Lalshankar Dave 'Narmad', social reformer and famous Gujrati litterateur, passed away.
Other Historical Dates and Events |
12/6/1992 | 300,000 Hindus destroy the mosque of Babri at Ayodhya, India. 4 die and BJP government in UP, led by Kalyan Singh, was dismissed and President's rule promulgated. Then countrywide riots followed. Pakistan and Bangladesh condemned demolition. |
2/23/1990 | 5-member Ministry headed by R. K. Ranbir Singh in Manipur elected. |
10/18/1952 | Vinoo Mankad takes 13 Pakistan wickets to win first Indo-Pak clash. |
7/5/1905 | Lord Curzon joined the part of Bengal to Asam and divided Bengal. |
6/11/1991 | Forty die in rioting in Srinigar, Kashmir. |
2/10/1931 | Capital of India shifted from Old Delhi to New Delhi, formal inauguration of New Delhi City took place. |
1/4/1937 | R. Surendranath, cricketer (Indian pace bowler in 11 Tests early 60s), was born in Meerut. |
10/10/1844 | Badruddin Taibjee, lawyer and leader, was born. |
3/28/1954 | The flight undertook its first VVIP commitment, when it carried the first Prime Minister of India, the Late Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, from Palam to Tilpat range and back to witness the 'Fire Power Demo'. It carried wide spectrum of VVIPs, including the President, the Prime Minister, renowned statesmen, Generals, Luminaries and visiting foreign dignitaries. |
4/18/1858 | Bharatratna Dhondo Keshav Karve, great educationalist and social reformer, was born. |
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