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Historical Event on 6/25/1931
Vishwanath Pratapsing, former Prime Minister of India, was born.
Other Historical Dates and Events |
5/21/1923 | Keshavrao Kothavle `Lalit', editor of monthly magazine, was born. |
8/26/1997 | Vice President Krishan Kant takes over as Chairman of Rajya Sabha. |
12/7/1993 | Lalthanhwala sworn in CM of Mizoram. |
3/21/1997 | Geet Sethi regains Gold Flake Open billiards in Chennai. |
4/3/1999 | Indian National Satellite (INSAT-2E), fifth satellite in INSAT-2 series, launched. This has multipurpose communication & meteorological capabilities. This is still in use. Launched by European launch vehicle Ariane, ISRO has leased eleven 36 MHz equivalent units of C-band capacity on board to INTELSAT organisation. |
8/23/1933 | Mahatma Gandhi was released from government detention in the Poona Civil Hospital after doctors warned that his fast was endangering his life. Gandhi, who undertook the fast eight days ago in protest over being arrested again by British authorities, weighed 90 pounds at the time of his release. There was considerable speculation over what the nationalist leader would do upon regaining his strength, but the common assumption was that he would be arrested again by the British authorities if he resumed his civil disobedience. |
1/4/1992 | The goverment promulgates an ordinance to prevent countermanding of election in the event of death of independent candidates. |
5/9/1996 | Kerala CM A.K. Antony resigns. |
3/2/1930 | Gandhiji addresses letter to Viceroy intimating his intention to break Salt Law if Congress demands are not conceded. |
12/22/1945 | Shridhar Balkrishna Kulkarni (Pathe Bapurao), famous poet known for instant poetry and Marathi folk song writer, died. |
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