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Historical Event on 5/25/1611
Emperor Jahangir married Meherunnisa, widow of Sher Afghan. She recieved the title Noor Jahan.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 2/23/1998 | Raman Lamba, former Indian Test cricketer, passed away in Dhaka, three days after being hit on the head while close-in fielding. |
| 5/18/1912 | Narayan Govind Chitre, with the help of R. P. Tipnis and Cameraman Johnson, produced a 8000 ft. long theatrical film 'Pundalik', which was directed by Ramchandra Torney alias Dada Saheb Torne. The entire film was shot in a theatre at Mangaldas Wadi in Bombay, where the Sangit Mandali, a professional theatre group, was performing a play 'Pundalik'. The film was released on May, 18 in the Coronation Cinematograph at Girgaum, Bombay. |
| 4/28/1945 | Ajit Manohar Pai, cricketer (one Test India v NZ 1969), was born in Bombay. |
| 1/31/2000 | All seven accused in the Jain hawala case discharged. |
| 9/2/1947 | Gandhiji is mobbed in Calcutta house; gives up idea of Noakhali visit. Peace efforts intensified. |
| 11/3/1996 | Deve Gowda, PM, to attend G-15 summit in Harare. This was his first foreign trip as PM. |
| 5/24/1993 | India and Uzbekistan sign five pacts. |
| 3/3/1919 | Hari Narayan Apte, famous Marathi novelist, passed away. |
| 9/19/1927 | Kunwar Narayan, famous writer of 'Atmajayee' and 'Akaron Ke Aas Pas', was born. |
| 4/8/2000 | Air India wins the Rani of Jhansi women's cricket tournament in Chennai. |
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