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Historical Event on 2/25/1982
J. K. Irani, cricket wicketkeeper (2 Tests for India 1947-48), passed away.
Other Historical Dates and Events |
7/17/1979 | Jagjivan Ram elected Janata parliamentary party leader. Charan Singh is PM heading Janatha (S)-Congress coalition and Jagjivan Ram is leader of the opposition in the Lok Sabha. |
8/1/1988 | Air Chief Marshal Surinder Kumar Mehra PVSM, AVSM, VM, ADC., became the Air Officer Commanding, India Command. He was in this office till 31/July/1991. |
5/8/1992 | Gul Mahomed, cricketer (8 Tests for India & one for Pakistan), passed away. |
1/20/1817 | Ram Mohun Roy started Hindu College in Calcutta with the help of Justice H. East David Hare. This college was later renamed as the Presidency College. |
3/23/1992 | G. S. Dhillon, former speaker of Lok Sabha, passed away. |
3/28/1991 | IAF men die in an air crash in Bangalore. |
6/6/1999 | Paes-Bhupathi bagged their maiden Grand Slam doubles crown, defeating Goran Ivanisevic and Jeff Tarango in the final. |
7/1/1999 | The Rashtriya Janata Party (RJP) of Shankersinh Waghela merges with Congress(I). |
1/1/1999 | George Fernandes, Defence Minister, said the sacked Naval Chief, Admiral Vishnu Bhagwat, had been displaying ""disturbing tendencies"" for over a year and even threatened his successor, Admiral Sushil Kumar, with court martial. |
11/11/1980 | The Hindustan Times says the 'British have reverted to what they basically are & a small, little people with small, little minds inhabiting a small, little island in the Atlantic.' |
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