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Historical Event on 7/25/2000

P.T. Usha,Star Indian athlete, announces retirement from International athletics at a press conference in New Delhi.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/17/1899First British troops leave Bombay for South Africa.
9/17/1899Badauni Abdul Kadir, famous Muslim historian, was born.
1/31/1986Shri Vishwanath More, famous music director, passed away.
8/21/1987Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma elected the Vice President of India (1987 - 1992).
1/21/1997Railways emerges overall champion in national road cycling championship in Calcutta.
9/16/2000In an important pronouncement, the Rajasthan High Court declares Jains as a religious minority community and allows teaching institutions set up by them to enjoy minority status under Articles 29 and 30 of the Constitution.
1/14/1998Bharat Ratna, India's highest award, was given to M. S. Subbualakshmi (b 1916).
4/15/1658Raja Jaswant Singh was defeated at Dharmat. He was sent by Shahjahan and Dara Shukoh to resist Aurangzeb's advance towards Agra.
12/4/1998Sonia Gandhi said the Congress(I) was prepared to meet the challenge of contesting a mid-term poll if it was forced on the country. But it would not take any initiative to pull down the BJP-led coalition.
6/17/1991Prabhakar Machve, famous litterateur, passed away.