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Historical Event on 1/25/1988
Bharat Ratna, India's highest award, was given to Dr. Marudu Gopalan Ramachandran, MGR (Posthumous) (1917-1987).
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 2/22/1944 | Kasturba Gandhi passed away in British imprisonment in Aga Khan Palace at Pune. |
| 1/18/1942 | Gandhiji restarts 'Harijan' and allied weeklies. |
| 5/16/1994 | Phani Mujumdar, veteran film producer and director, passed away. |
| 5/1/1994 | Political party Shiromani Akali Dal was established. |
| 2/21/1996 | Japanese encephalitis', caused by virus transmitted by mosquitoes, claims 21 lives in Kerala. |
| 9/4/1862 | Kaminikumar Chanda, social reformer and politician, was born. |
| 2/2/1814 | Calcutta Museum was established. It was a part of the Asiatic Society at a suggestion of a Danish surgeon Dr. Nathaniel Wallich, who was its first Director also. |
| 2/1/1944 | Arun Tikekar, editor and writer, was born. |
| 5/23/1903 | Gemini Roy, famous Painter, joined Government School of Arts and Crafts at Calcutta. |
| 9/17/1950 | Govt. grants diplomatic recognition to Israel. |
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