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Historical Event on 6/25/1888
Lord Louis Mountbatten, British politician, was born.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 11/25/1990 | R. V. S. Perishastri, former Chief Election Commissioner of India, passed away. |
| 10/21/1916 | Dinkarrai Dhirajlal Desai, cricket Test Umpire for 3 tests from 1955-57, was born in Gujarat. |
| 10/9/1970 | Production of Uranium 233 started at Bhabha Atomic Research Centre in Bombay. |
| 10/9/1970 | Allauddin Masood Shah, Sultan of Dehli, was thrown off the throne. |
| 5/22/1961 | Jnanpeeth Award was instituted and the first award was given in 1965. This award is given for the best creative literary writing by any Indian citizen in any of the languages included in the VIII Schedule of the Indian Constitution. The award carries a cash price of Rs 2.5 lakh, a citation and a bronze momento. |
| 11/1/1954 | French handed over their territories of Pondicherry, Mahe, Karikal and Yanon to the Government of India. |
| 8/4/1967 | World's longest and highest Dam 'Nagarjun Sagar' made by Masonary System was inaugrated. |
| 9/17/1999 | India and the United States begin high level consultations to find ways on countering terrorism. |
| 9/12/1995 | Heavy rainfall in the Himalaya region, resulting in landslide, claimed 70 lives near Kullu. |
| 10/12/1911 | Vijay Madhavji Merchant Thackersey, cricketer (all-time great Indian batsman), was born in Bombay. |
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