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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 |
| 12/20/1757 | Clauk became Governor of Bengal. |
| 4/21/1913 | Preview show of 'Raja Harishchandra' was held on April 21 at Olympia Cinema. |
| 12/27/1977 | The Congress party splits into two factions, one supporting and one opposing Indira Gandhi. |
| 4/18/1991 | Kerala declared the first fully literate state in the country. |
| 3/19/1936 | Raghav Kaneria, great artist and decorator, was born. |
| 6/17/1965 | Motilal, famous actor, died. |
| 8/16/1946 | Hindus and Muslims riot in Calcutta. 90 people lost their lives and other 900 were hurt. The Muslim League observed a ""Direct Action Day"" and announced its withdrawal of support from all plans. |
| 6/9/1923 | Idris Hassan Latif, Air Chief Marshal, was born at Hyderabad, Deccan. |
| 4/15/1883 | Narhar Raghunath Phatak, famous journalist and historian, was born. |
| 8/16/1997 | Bodo extremists kill 13 villagers in Nalbari district in Assam. |
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