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Historical Event on 5/25/1877

Sir John Lawrence--passenger steamer of McLean & Co. of Calcutta--sank near the coastline of Orrisa in a storm. This ship carried 732 passengers.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/2/1858British parliament passed the act to handover the administration of India to British Government from East India Company. After the occasion, the Supreme British ruler in India was called as 'Viceroy'.
7/30/1987India says it will revive the 'Agni' IRBM programe.
11/1/1991J.N. Dixit appointed the next Foreign Secretary.
2/20/1827Mahatma Jyotirao Govindrao Phule, great social worker and founder of `Satyashodhak Samrajya', was born in Pune.
1/14/1994C. V. Waran, veteran freedom fighter and social worker, passed away.
1/10/1964Battles between Muslims & Hindus in Calcutta.
2/6/1994Ram Mahadik, Congress leader, passed away.
7/31/1658Aurangzeb appoints himself Mongol emperor.
5/9/1992M. J. Pherwani, National Housing Bank Chairman, resigns following his bank's involvement in the Security scandal.
5/24/1990Surjit Singh Barnala sworn in as Governor of Tamil Nadu.