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Historical Event on 2/25/1993
Kranti Renadev, a naxalite under trial in Andhra, freed.
Other Historical Dates and Events |
3/10/1997 | Maharashtra government renames Osmanabad as Dharashiva. |
10/21/1762 | Herman W Daendels, Brig-General and Governor General of Dutch-Indies (1807-11), was born. |
10/16/1992 | Capt. P. K. Sahgal of Azad Hind Fauz died. During the trial at the Red Fort, he said, "Beacuse I wanted freedom for my motherland , I was ready to shed my blood for it." (15-5-97 |
6/5/1974 | Smallpox epidemic in the country. |
12/15/1999 | The CPI (M) urges the Centre to take over Dunlop India Ltd. |
2/4/1974 | Satyendra Nath Bose, a noted mathematician, professor and physicist, passed away at Calcutta. He contributed greatly to statictical mechanics, the electromagnetic properties of ionosphere, the therories of X-ray crystallography and thermoluminescence, and unified field theory. Bose instituted ""Planck's Law and the Hypothesis of Light Quana"" in 1924. |
7/3/1898 | Gopinath Bhagwan was born at Banamohalla, Srinagar. He is one of the most eminent saints who have graced the sacred land of India. An Ashram at Kharyar, Srinagar is set up by his disciples and devotees to preach his meditation. |
5/10/1910 | Robert Koch, nobel laureate, died of an heart attack. |
5/10/1910 | Mian Tansen, a prominent figure of North Indian (Hindustani) classical music and famous singer of Akbar's court, died at Gwalior. Tansen is remembered for his epic Dhrupad compositions, creating several new ragas, as well as for writing two classic books on music Sri Ganesh Stotra and Sangita Sara. |
6/20/1873 | Young Men Christian Association of India was established in Calcutta. |
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