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Historical Event on 3/25/1911
L. D. Swamikannu publishes ""Manual of Indian Chronology"" in Bombay.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 4/13/1851 | Ganga Ram, great social reformer and an assistant engineer in the Public Works Department, Punjab, was born at Mangtanwala, now in Pakistan. |
| 10/2/1930 | Jayasinghrao Mansingrao Ghorpade, cricketer (8 Tests for India 1952-59 with little impact), was born in Panchgani, Maharashtra. |
| 6/29/1901 | Amal Kumar Sarkar, Chief Justice of Supreme Court of India, was born. |
| 10/12/1976 | Kumarnath Bagchi, famous Indian chemist, died. |
| 10/23/1934 | Gandhi resigns as leader of the All India Congress. |
| 11/6/2000 | Richa Mishra creates a national record in the women's 400m individual medley in 5.15.28sec in the 55th Senior National Aquatic championship in Calcutta. |
| 1/28/1911 | The famous Hope diamond, once worn by Marie Antoinette, was bought tonight for over $300,000 by Ned McLean, son of John McLean. Mrs. McLean wore it as a head ornament, guarded by a former Secret Service man who in turn was guarded by two private detectives. Walnut-sized and exquisitely blue in color, the 44.5-carat stone stems from India. Its owners included Louis XIV, Louis XVI, and a London banker named Hope. A sinister history of ill luck, madness, and violent death clings to the unique gem. |
| 8/13/1784 | East India Company was appointed as the centralised Regulatory Authority through India by Pitt's India Act, which was accepted in British Parliament in England. |
| 7/4/1989 | Capt. W. A. Sangma appointed Governor of Mizoram and A. A. Rahim Governor of Meghalaya. |
| 10/19/1999 | Sonia Gandhi will be the leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha, says the Congress(I). |
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