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Historical Event on 3/25/1963
Yagyawalk Bharadwaj, famous botany scientist, passed away.
Other Historical Dates and Events |
5/28/1965 | Fire and explosion at Dhori mine in Dhanbad, India kills 400. |
4/25/1915 | The German High Command has admitted that chlorine gas bombs and shells were used in the attack on the French front at Ypres three days ago. The effect of the gas attack was to open a four-mile gap in the Allied line. The Canadian troops on one flank held against German attacks, and British and Indian forces filled the breach. Fortunately for the Allies, the Germans had no reserve forces available to push into the breach. No tactical advantage was won by this first use of the new weapon. The Germans promised, however, that ""more effective substances can be expected."" Meanwhile, they were condemned for the use of this novel weapon. |
12/16/1980 | Fisher Wealthy Hornsinger, an American social worker and who worked for Adult Education in India, passed away. |
4/23/1926 | Madhavrao Sapre, great political leader, passed away. |
9/8/1990 | Mother Teresa re-elected head of Missionaries of Charity. |
9/6/1975 | Dularelal Bhargav, veteran writer, passed away. He was associated with 'Chand' and 'Madhuri' magazines. |
2/4/1990 | Ernakulam was declared the first totally literate district in India. |
5/17/1997 | Two workers belonging to Mamsapuram near Srivilliputtur ''burnt alive'' at neighbouring Edayankulam by its residents who took them hostage. |
10/10/1957 | Jagdeep', a children's film, won the first prize at the Ninth International Exhibition of Films for Children at Venice. |
2/20/1953 | India opens $ 140 mil. power system modeled after TVA. |
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