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Historical Event on 1/25/1999

Dr. R. Chidambaram, nuclear scientist, among the 14 distinguished personalities chosen for Padma Vibhushan. Sachin Tendulkar and Ruskin Bond get Padma Shri.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/2/1990Election panel made one member body again; Election Commissioners S. S. Dhanoa and V. S. Seigell removed.
9/11/1893Swami Vivekananda represented Hinduism at Chicago's Parliament of the World's Religions, the first ever inter-faith gathering, dramatically enlightening Western opinion to the depth of Hindu philosophy and culture. He spoke for the first time in Chicago.
8/1/1986Amnesty scheme for evaders of taxes announced.
1/11/1998C. V. Gadkari, great Indian Test all-rounder 1953-55, passed away.
2/21/1995The plan outlay for Andhra Pradesh for 1995-96 fixed at Rs. 3.159 crores.
1/3/1931Yashwant Dinkar Phadke, great critic of literature, was born.
11/22/1968Lok Sabha passed notification to change the name of Madras state as Tamil Nadu.
1/8/1927The first scheduled London-Delhi flight arrives after 63 hrs. Air Minister Sir Samuel Hoare is on board.
5/18/1995Sukhomoy Sengupta, 76, Tripura's first CM, passed away.
10/5/1989Dalai Lama was honoured with the Nobel Peace Prize (1989).