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Historical Event on 3/25/1609

Henry Hudson embarks on an exploration for Dutch East India Co. at Pulicat.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/1/1992C. Arjun, famous music director, passed away.
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2/18/199247 die in Tamil Nadu's Kumbakonam Mahamakham stampede.
8/13/1913Khawtin Khuma, politician, was born at Phuldungsei, Tripura.
1/25/1983Telugu Desam swept to power in Andhra Pradesh.
12/6/1952First Indo-Soviet Trade agreement signed.
11/22/1913Lakshmikant Jha, Governor of Jammu and Kashmir state and international famed ecomonist, was born.
7/18/1857The Calcutta, Mumbai and Madras Universities were established.
11/1/1956Indian Government re-organizes the states according to linguistic principles and inaugurates second Five-Year Plan. The states declared were Madhya Pradesh, Punjab by merging Patiala & PEPSU, Mumbai was divided in Gujarat, Maharashtra and Karnataka. Union Territories namely Delhi, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Lakshdeep Minikai and Amin Divi were approved.
7/12/1999India sets a deadline for intruders withdrawal from Kargil, announces suspension of air strikes.