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Today In Indian History - Historical Events of India
| Date | Event Name |
| 8/25/1888 |
Allama Mashriqi, Muslim leader, was born. |
| 8/25/1917 |
The first significant step towards the Indianization of the Army was initiated when seven selected Indians, serving in the Army, were granted King's Commission in the Infantry and the Cavalry. Before the World War ended, two more Indians, who previously held temporary commissions, were granted King's Commission. |
| 8/25/1919 |
Bindeshwari Prasad Mandal, former Chief Minister of Bihar and President of Mandal Commission, was born. |
| 8/25/1948 |
Jana Gana Mana to be the provisional National Anthem till Constituent Assembly made a final decision. |
| 8/25/1959 |
Jawaharlal Nehru, Prime Minister, declares in New Delhi that India will defend Bhutan and Sikkim if attacked by China. |
| 8/25/1960 |
Olympics opened at Rome. |
| 8/25/1963 |
Allama Mashriqi, Muslim leader, passed away. |
| 8/25/1965 |
Indian troops cross the Kashmir ceasefire line pursuing Pakistani infiltrators. |
| 8/25/1965 |
Sanjeev Kumar Sharma, cricketer (Indian pace bowler 1988-89), was born in Delhi. |
| 8/25/1969 |
Vivek Upendra Krishna Razdan, cricket pace bowler (Indian Test 1989-90), was born in Delhi. |
| 8/25/1975 |
Bundelkhand University was established in Uttar Pradesh. |
| 8/25/1981 |
Sharad Pawar, Maharashtra leader, elected the President of Congress. |
| 8/25/1990 |
GOI announces formation of National Security Council headed by the Prime Minister. |
| 8/25/1992 |
Veerappa Moily, Karnataka minister, stripped of Education portfolio. |
| 8/25/1992 |
Mi-4 was re-equipped with the mighty Mi-35 Squadron and was renamed as 104-Helicopter Squadron. |
| 8/25/1994 |
Ramdas Nayak, President of BJP Mumbai and former MLA was assassinated at Chembur, Mumbai. He was 52. |
| 8/25/1996 |
194 pilgrims die of cold at the cave temples of Amarnath . |
| 8/25/1997 |
10,000 people residing in low lying areas in Gujarat shifted to safer places following incessant rains for two days. Death toll mounts to 265. |
| 8/25/1997 |
Cabinet approved the draft of the Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA) which was to replace the Foreign Exchange Regulation Act (FERA). |
| 8/25/1997 |
Forest outlaw Veerappan seeks more time to decide on his surrender as per the terms of Tamil Nadu and Karnataka government. |
| 8/25/1997 |
Konkan Railway line in Goa, except for a short stretch between Pernem and Maharashtra border, becomes operational. |
| 8/25/1997 |
Neelam J. Singh rewrites her own discussion mark in the domestic circuit meet in Chennai. |
| 8/25/1998 |
Resurgent India Bonds garner more than 4 billion dollars of which 30\% are from the Middle East, 20\% each from South east Asia, US and Europe. |
| 8/25/1999 |
Former Indian Davis Cup captain Narendra Nath died in Delhi. |
| 8/25/2000 |
Veerappan seeks release of 121 prisoners, including 51 booked under TADA at the Mysore prison and compensation to victims of STF excesses |
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| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 2/15/1865 | Kishorilal Goswami, Hindi novelist, was born. |
| 5/15/1998 | Pandit Ravi Shankar, Sitar maestro, receives the 1998 Polar music award. |
| 3/21/1791 | Tipu Sultan capitulated to Lord Cornwallis. |
| 10/13/1877 | Bhulabhai Desai, politician, was born. |
| 1/17/1993 | LTTE commander Sadasivan Krishnakumar alias Kittu was killed in a ship blaze off Madras coast. |
| 5/12/1998 | Yeltsin feels let down by the Indian nuclear tests but says that Indo-Russian ties will not be hit. |
| 7/9/1994 | Surendranath, Governor of Punjab, died. |
| 2/17/1968 | Dr. Kailas Nath Katju, freedom fighter, politician, leader, Governor of Orissa and West Bengal, passed away. |
| 9/9/1920 | Anglo Oriental College of Aligargh became Aligarh Muslim University. It was the first university to use the regional language. |
| 1/2/1967 | University established at Berhampur in Orrisa State. |
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