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Historical Event on 11/25/1890
Radheshyam, famous stage, film actor and director, was born.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 6/9/1948 | Laloo Prasad Yadav, former Chief Minister of Bihar, was born. |
| 9/9/1947 | Ananda Kentish Coomaraswamy, great philosopher, linguist, art historian, painter and critic, died at Needham, Boston. |
| 8/1/1920 | Under the leadership of Gandhi, the non-cooperation movement was launched against Lord Chelmsford. ""Firmness in truth,"" was his strategy of noncooperation and non-violence against India's Christian British rulers. Later, he resolved to wear only 'dhoti' to preserve homespun cotton and simplicity, followed with grassroots agitation. This began with renunciation of honorary titles like 'Sir' given by the British. Thereafter, it was followed by the boycott of legislatures, elections and other Government works. Foreign clothes were burnt and Khadi became a symbol of freedom. The movement was a great success despite firing and arrests. By the end of 1921, all important national leaders, except Gandhi, were in jail, along with 3000 others. However, in February 1922, at Chaurichaura, Uttar Pradesh, violence erupted and Gandhi called off the movement. He was imprisoned and the movement was over. |
| 4/27/1705 | Aurangzeb captured the Fort of Vagingera. |
| 2/23/1993 | India complete a 3-0 series drubbing of England. |
| 6/22/1995 | India and International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) sign MOU enabling them to visit suspected militants and persons in detention centres only under humanitarian consideration. |
| 5/19/1992 | Arjuna award for Tennis star Leander Paes and Hockey champion Jagbir Singh. |
| 2/19/1891 | Amrita Bazaar Patrika became a daily newspaper. |
| 3/21/1995 | Lok Sabha passes Patent Bill by amending the Patent (Amendment) Act 1970. |
| 3/11/1915 | Vijay Samuel Hazare, cricketer (prolific Indian batsman 1946-54), was born in Sangli, Maharashtra. |
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