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Historical Event on 12/25/1861

Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya, freedom fighter and founder of Banaras Hindu University, was born at Allahabad.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/30/1953The Untouchability (Offences) Bill published in the Gazette of India.
2/21/1829Kittur Rani Channamma, revolutionary freedom fighter and social reformer, passed away.
5/28/1970All India Trade Union Congress was divided.
1/10/1920India became member of League of Nations.
1/14/1984Gujarati Daily 'Samkalin' of Indian Express Group published.
11/22/1997Yasser Arafat, President, Palestinian National Authority, laid the foundation stone for Indo-Arab cultural centre at Hyderabad.
10/12/1999Sachidanand Sakshi, former BJP MP, joined SP.
1/10/199627th International Film Festival of India begins in New Delhi.
12/23/2000The Centre gives a green signal to West Bengal Government's proposal to rename Calcutta as ''Kolkata''.
9/15/1926Vande Mataram', a lengthy feature film produced by Vande Mataram Film Co, Bombay, was prohibited on September 15 by the Censor Board on the grounds that it was an underlying attack on the prestige of University Education in India. The film, however, was cleared on December 7 after deleting the objectionable scenes.