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Historical Event on 12/25/1994
Giani Zail Singh, former President of India, died in Chandigarh at the age of 78.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 1/1/1910 | Rajnath Pandey, great writer and educationist, was born in Pindra, Varanasi (U.P.). |
| 10/6/1999 | Suraj Bhan sworn in Governor of Bihar. |
| 1/31/1997 | INS Vikrant, Indian Navy's first aircraft carrier, de-commissioned. |
| 11/19/1993 | Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development awarded to Czech President Vaclav Havel. |
| 8/7/1941 | Rabindranath Devendranath Tagore ""Gurudev"", great Indian poet, voluminous playwright, Noble Laureate, social reformer, freedom fighter, painter and philosopher, passed away at Calcutta at the age on 80 years. He will be always remembered for the national song ""Jana Gana Mana"" and as a founder of Vishwa Bharati, Shantiniketen, etc. |
| 2/11/1997 | NHRC recommends to Central Government measures to prevent government servants from employing children below 14 as domestic servants. |
| 2/28/1928 | C. V. Raman invented 'Raman Effect' of scattered light, which led him in achieving the 'Nobel Prize'. |
| 7/17/1947 | Ramdas Coastal Steamer sank off Bombay claiming 550 lives. |
| 9/11/1895 | Vinoba Bhave (real name Vinayak Narhari Bhave), great Gandhian Acharya, was born at Ganoda village of Maharashtra. |
| 10/25/1989 | P. Baiju, Anand Shetty, Arjun Deviah, Ananda Natarajan set a record for India at the 4x100m relay meet in 40.14s at Islamabad. |
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