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Historical Event on 1/25/1992
Bharat Ratna, India's highest award, was given to Jehangir Ratanji Dadabhai Tata (1904-1993).
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 8/3/1957 | Devdas Gandhi, son of Rashtrapita Mahatma Gandhiji and noted journalist, passed away. |
| 6/17/1973 | Leander Vece Paes, tennis player who singles bronze at Atlanta Olympics (1996), was born. He was also a winner of French Open in 1999, Gold Flake Open, Newport 1998, Wimbledon 1999 (doubles and mixed doubles). |
| 2/19/1895 | Munshi Newal Kishore, great social worker, educationist, nationalist, philanthropist and a pioneer industrialist, passed away at the age of 59. |
| 4/12/1801 | Ranjit Singh proclaimed himself Maharaja of Punjab. |
| 7/31/1980 | Muhammad Rafi, famous playback singer, died at the age of 40. |
| 7/6/2000 | Mohan Lal bags Best Actor Award for his sensitive portrayal of a Kathakali artist in ''Vaanasprastham'' and the film wins the Best Feature Film and Best Editing Awards at the 47th National Film Festival-2000. |
| 8/5/1965 | M. V. Sridhar, cricketer (scored 366 for Hyderabad vs Andhra Pradesh, 1994), was born. |
| 5/1/1947 | Congress Working Committee accepts Partition in principle. |
| 11/6/1946 | P. S. Shivswami Iyyer, great politician and administrator, passed away. |
| 1/2/1994 | Warden's in Arambaug, India lead about a fifty hungry and bruised elephants into a forest for temporary shelter. After a week, the herd strayed from a santuary, stampeding villagers and terrorising peasants. |
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