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Historical Event on 8/25/1997

Neelam J. Singh rewrites her own discussion mark in the domestic circuit meet in Chennai.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/10/1848Surendranath Banerji, popularly known as Rashtraguru, was born at Taltala, Calcutta. He passed his final ICS Examination in 1869 and joined in 1871, He was President of the Indian National Congress twice, in 1895 at Pune and in 1902 at Ahmedabad.
1/20/1992Australia beat India 2-0 to win the World Series Cup.
3/30/1908Devika Rani, famous film actress, was born.
1/28/1984Sohrab Meherwanji Modi, famous drama and film producer, director and actor, passed away.
9/5/1872V. O. Chidambaram Pillai, great freeom fighter, social reformer, prolific writer, politician and leader, was born at Ottapidaram village in Tamil Nadu.
10/21/1947The office of Controller of Military Accounts (Pensions), Lahore was bifurcated and the pension work relating to Indian nationals was transferred to Allahabad.
4/26/1813Swati Tirunal Ramavarma, outstanding composer of Carnatic music in Kerala, was born in a royal family of Travancore.
4/8/1994Dr. Wilfred D'Souza re-installed as Goa CM.
7/13/1995Devyani Chaubal, film journalist, passed away.
4/16/1853The first Railway Train on Indian sub-continent ran over a streach of 21 miles i.e. 35 kms from Bombay to Thane. In the inauguration ceremony, 14 railway carriages carrying about 400 guests left Bori Bunder (presently C.S.T.) at 3.30 pm, amidst the loud applause of a vast multitude and to the salute of 21 guns.