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Historical Event on 12/25/1972

Chakravarti Rajagopalachari, great revolutionary freedom fighter, social worker, eminent litterateur, first Indian Governor General and the founder President of Swatantra Party, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/10/1969Parliament passed the Act that made Central Industrial Security Force as an Armed Force of the union.
3/10/1969Meerabai, saint poet, passed away.
10/24/1984First Metro Train (Underground Train) in India started between Esplanade and Bhowanipore in Calcutta city.
11/20/1917J.C. Bose Research Institute was established in Calcutta.
6/11/1901Pramathanath Bishi, professor and Hindi writer, was born.
6/30/1823Sir Dinshaw Manokji Petit, famous industrialist, was born.
9/7/1998Prof. K. M. Chandy, Congress (I) leader and former Governor of Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh, died in Kochi at the age of 77.
9/14/1868Swami Virjanand, Sanskrit grammar litterateur and master, passed away at the age of 90.
1/9/1997John Major, British Prime Minister, addresses plenary session of the 'Partnership Summit' organised in Calcutta by the Confederation of Indian Industry.
3/20/1904Charles Freer Andrews came to India as a Christian Missionary and joined the staff of St. Stephen's College in Delhi.