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Historical Event on 2/25/1982
J. K. Irani, cricket wicketkeeper (2 Tests for India 1947-48), passed away.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 8/17/1848 | Romesh Chunder Dutt, great political leader, writer and social worker, was born. |
| 11/11/1888 | Acharya Kripalani, nationalist and member of the Parliament, was born at Hyderabad, Sind. |
| 9/26/1904 | R. V. Jagirdar, famous Kannad play writer, was born. |
| 6/17/1961 | The HF-24 Marut supersonic fighter, designed by German engineer Kurt Tank, makes its maiden flight. |
| 10/12/1976 | Kumarnath Bagchi, famous Indian chemist, died. |
| 2/5/1922 | Gandhiji, following Chauri Chaura (U.P.) tragedy in which 22 police constables and one sub-inspector were burnt to death by a mob, fasts for five days and abandons plan of satyagraha movement. |
| 2/5/1922 | Vasco De Gama, Portuguese navigator who discovered India, died in Cochin. |
| 3/13/1997 | Sister Nirmala Joshi, 63, is chosen to succeed Mother Teresa as the Superior-General of Missionaries of Charity. |
| 2/3/1997 | Major fire reduces Calcutta Book Fair to ashes. |
| 12/1/1998 | P. Subramaniam Poti (75), former Chief Justice of Kerala and Gujarat High Court, dies of a heart attack. |
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