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Historical Event on 2/25/1884
Ravishankar Maharaj, freedom fighter and national leader of the country, was born at Radhu village of Kaira District.
Other Historical Dates and Events |
2/22/1913 | Judge Mirza Hameedullah Beg, Chief Justice of Supreme Court of India, was born in Lucknow. |
4/27/1748 | Muhammad Shah, Mughal emperor, passed away and was succeeded by his son Ahmad Shah. |
2/12/1995 | Maramon Centenary Convention, (the biggest Christian gathering in Asia) begins in Kerala. |
10/2/1944 | Gandhiji was presented a purse of Rs 110 lakhs (£ 8,25,000) for Kasturba Memorial on his 75th birthday. |
1/5/1671 | Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj captured the 'Salher' fort from Mughals. |
11/21/1971 | Rebellion in East Pakistan (formerly Bengal). Ten million Bengalis flee to India. Indo-Pak border clashes escalate to war. India defeats West Pakistan. E. Pakistan becomes independent Bangladesh. |
11/3/1984 | 3,000 die in a three-day anti-Sikh riotsin India. |
7/4/1897 | Alluri Seetaram Raju, freedom fighter, was born in a Kshatriya clan in Andhra Pradesh. He is rememberred as one of the great sons of India in the annals of Indian history who fought valiantly for his motherland in the early period of the freedom movement. |
9/15/1916 | Margaret Lockwood, film actress of 'Lady Vanishes' fame, was born in Karachi, India. |
8/4/2000 | Pranab Mukherjee and S. Jaipal Reddy, Congress(I) leaders, get Best Parliamentarian awards for the year 1997-98. |
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