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Historical Event on 2/25/1897
Dr. Amarnath Jha, educationist, was born.
Other Historical Dates and Events |
2/25/1897 | Radiya Sultan, first lady ruler of Delhi throne, passed away in a battle. |
4/22/1994 | Sushil, great Jain Muni Acharya, passed away. |
1/6/1832 | Publication of 'Darpan' magazine started. |
5/1/1987 | The Bofors Deal. |
10/23/1970 | If India's ""vasectomy fairs"" had hawkers, they might cry, ""Come one, come all & all one billion."" India faces a population of one billion by the year 2000. To hold down that number, the government offered money ($13 to each man) and gifts (a sari for his wife) to those willing to be sterilized. Thirteen dollars was more than three times what an average village worker can earn in one month. In December, a fair held at Kerala attracted 15,000 men. Just seven months later, a fair in the same town received 63,000. Doctors operated in ten-hour |
12/3/1998 | Maganbhai Kasundra, (50), Gujarat Minister, dies following a heart attack at his residence in Gandhinagar. |
2/15/2000 | K.R. Narayanan, President, presents Dada Saheb Phalke Award for 1998 to B.R. Chopra for his contribution to Indian cinema. |
6/5/1998 | Ali Sardar Jafri, Urdu writer, is presented the Jnanpeeth award for 1997. |
3/26/1987 | Hyderabad beat Delhi on first innings to win the Ranji Trophy. |
10/18/1901 | Mahatma Gandhi sails for India. |
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