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Historical Event on 3/25/1999

Arathi Ponnappa,Former National tennis champion, called it quits from competitive tennis in Bangalore.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/3/1954Over 350 Hindus trampled to death in a stampede at religious rites at New Delhi.
3/26/1990Maniben Patel, daughter of Sardar Vallabhai Patel, passed away.
4/10/1997Kerala becomes the first state to have public telephones in all its villages, accessible over STD/ISD from any part of the world.
3/23/1942Second World War was turning against the British and they needed the help of the Indians. So Prime Minister Churhill sent a delegation under Sir Stafford Cripps (Cripps Mission) to hold talks with the Indian leaders on the future of the subcontient in UK, which could not take place because of the non-cooperation movement and they left after a fortnight. They submitted their report in April 1942 which was rejected by the Congress and Muslim League.
8/26/1997Vice President Krishan Kant takes over as Chairman of Rajya Sabha.
4/6/1980Janata Party splits again; members with RSS links form the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP). A. B. Vajpayee becomes its first President.
7/29/1997India to revive 'Agni' Intermediate Range Ballistic Missile programme.
10/3/1957Republican Party of India established.
10/25/1995Narsimha Rao, PM, addresses the 50th anniversary session of the UN.
6/20/1948Lord Mountbatten resigns as the Governor General of Indian Union.