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Historical Event on 7/25/2000
Two Indians Aruna Roy from Rajasthan and Jockin Arputham, founder of the Indian National Slum Dwellers' Association, chosen for the Ramon Magsaysay award for public service.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 9/3/1906 | Prithviraj Kapoor, veteran film actor, was born in Peshawar. His first film was 'Challenge' (1929). He is the founder of Prithvi Theatre in Bombay. He is remembered for his immortal role of Akbar is film 'Mugul-E-Azam'. |
| 3/16/1997 | Saidian Shafi, correspondent, Ankhon Dekhi', TV news magazine, and his personal security officer killed by militants in Srinagar. |
| 5/21/1984 | Army moves in after 114 die in religious strife at Bomay. |
| 10/12/1998 | Sushma Swaraj is sworn in Delhi Chief Minister in place of Mr. Sahib Singh Verma |
| 1/22/1967 | Atomic Energy Center was renamed after Homi Jahangir Bhabha as 'Bhabha Atomic Research Centre' at Trombay, Mumbai. |
| 8/29/1956 | India gets $ 360 million loan as food aid. |
| 4/13/1999 | D. Sripada Rao, former Speaker of the Andhra Pradesh Assembly, is shot dead by People's War Group naxalites near Annaram village in Karimnagar district. |
| 2/26/1946 | Mrinal Pandey, famous Hindi columnist, was born. |
| 10/2/1845 | First Shipping Company of India started. |
| 1/21/1993 | Chander Pal at Bangalore sets record for High Jump in 2.17. |
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