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Historical Event on 3/25/1983

Modern oceanographic research ship of the world 'Sagar Kanya' landed first time in the sea.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/16/1999A woman is elected as the Speaker of the Sikkim Assembly.
3/9/1914Hansaraj Rahbar, the unfolder of prominent personalities and dynamic writer, was born.
7/4/1989Capt. W. A. Sangma appointed Governor of Mizoram and A. A. Rahim Governor of Meghalaya.
9/26/1931Vijay Laxman Manjrekar, cricketer (father of Sanjay, reliable Indian batsman), was born in Bombay.
11/24/1919Gandhiji presides over All-India Khilafat conference at Delhi.
9/20/1999Shobha Subrahmanyam, managing director of the Ananda Bazaar Patrika Group of publications, was elected President of the Indian Newspaper Society for 1999-2000.
1/26/1950India became a Republic within the British Commonwealth and the Indian Air Force dropped its ""Royal"" prefix. At this time, it possessed six fighter squadrons of Spitfires, Vampires and Tempests, operating from Kanpur, Poona, Ambala and Palam, one B-24 bomber squadron, one C-47 Dakota transport squadron, one AOP flight, a communications squadron at Palam and a growing training organisation.
6/19/2000Salgocar wins the Pondicherry Millennium All India Football tournament in Pondicherry.
10/17/1979Mother Teresa, social worker, awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
2/26/1975Bhanubhai Shah established the first kite museum of India called 'Shankar Kendara' in Ahmedabad.