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Historical Event on 2/25/1910
Dalai Lama, Tibeten monk, flees from Chinese troops and takes refuge in India.
Other Historical Dates and Events |
12/19/2000 | A massive blaze guts Mehboob Studio, one of the oldest in Mumbai city. |
6/29/1991 | A 32-member Left Front cabinet led by Jyoti Basu sworn in in West Bengal. |
3/20/1993 | Memon brothers, the prime suspects in the Bombay bomb blasts, escape from Dubai. |
2/23/1993 | Noted Hindi poet Naresh Mehta wins Gyanpith Award. |
5/3/1765 | Clive became Governor of Bengal for second time from England after he returned to Calcutta. |
1/6/1847 | Saint Tyagaraja, great musician, died. |
2/26/1887 | Sir Benegal Narsingh Rao, an eminent lawyer and political leader, was born. He was the first Indian President of UN Security Council in 1950. |
11/25/1997 | Election Commission de-recognises Janata Party and Congress (Tiwari) as national parties and de-recognises Pattali Makkal Katchi in Tamil Nadu, J & K Panthers Party and J & K People's Conference in Jammu and Kashmir, Indian Congress (Socialist) in Kerala and Manipur and Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam in Tamil Nadu. Pattali Makkal Katchi will continue to be recognised as State party in Pondicherry. |
1/1/1994 | This year was announced to be observed as the ""International Year of Family"". |
3/18/1919 | Rowlatt Act, intended to perpetuate the extraordinary powers enjoyed by the Government under Lord Chelmsford during the war, provokes countrywide protests. This Rowlatt Act was forced instead of 1915 Indian Security Act which reduced freedom of Indian people. |
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