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Historical Event on 5/25/1954
Maharshee Rajratna 'Manikrao' (Gajanan Yashwant Manik), physical expert, passed away.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 2/3/1905 | Sir Padampat Singhania, great industrialist, was born at Kanpur. |
| 10/1/1978 | In the Child Marriage Act, minimum age for marriage was raised to 21 year for males and 18 years for females. |
| 9/19/2000 | Karnam Malleswari adds a glorious chapter to Indian sports history at the Sydney International Convention Centre by becoming the first woman to gain an Olympic medal. |
| 4/6/1773 | James Mill of Scotland, great philosopher and historian (British India), was born. |
| 4/6/1773 | Humayun reconquered Delhi after defeating Sher - Shar Alias Sikandar Suri in Machiwara and Sarhind battles. It is said that he won the crown but not the empire. |
| 1/23/2000 | India will be taught a lesson if it tries to cross the LoC, says the Pakistani military ruler, Gen. Pervez Musharraf. |
| 12/10/1886 | Ardeshir M. Irani, producer, director, exhibitor and founder of Star Films Ltd. Bombay, was born at Poona. His first film was 'Veer Abhimanyu'. |
| 8/3/1984 | Bomb attack at Madras airport claims 32 lives. |
| 1/27/1995 | K.V. Krishna Rao, J&K Governor, gets another term. |
| 8/18/1993 | The Transport Development Council decides to abolish Pathkar (entry tax) and increase the fee for national permit from Rs. 1500 to Rs. 5000. |
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