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Historical Event on 8/25/1965
Indian troops cross the Kashmir ceasefire line pursuing Pakistani infiltrators.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 8/12/1979 | Heavy rains resulted in bursting of a dam thus causing floods in Moorvi and Lilapur in Gujarat, killing over 1,335 people. |
| 9/14/1997 | Fire and explosions devastate terminals and storage tanks at Visakh Refinery of Hindustan Petroleum Corporation. Toll put at 51. |
| 8/4/1929 | Kishor Kumar Ganguly, well known singer, was born at Khandava. He is also rememberd as a comic actor, director and musician. |
| 2/1/1948 | Marathi Sanshodhan Mandal' established. |
| 2/14/1924 | Ikramullah (Ikram Sagri) Khan, famous Hindi poet, was born at Rehli in Madhya Pradesh. |
| 10/30/2000 | The 160-page CBI's report on cricket match-fixing names Azharuddin, Ajay Jadeja, Ajay Sharma, Manoj Prabhakar and former physiotherapist Dr. Ali Irani for their deep-rooted nexus with betting syndicates. It virtually gives a clean chit to Kapil Dev. |
| 5/13/1998 | World Bank cancels India donors meet. |
| 8/5/1991 | Leila Seth was sworn the Chief Justice of Himachal Pradesh High Court. She is a judge of Delhi High Court. |
| 9/22/1991 | Durga Khote, film actress and Dadasaheb Phalke awardee, died at the age of 86 years. |
| 8/30/1773 | Narayan Rao Peshwa was murdered by his uncle Raghunath Rao, also called Raghoba, who then proclaimed himself the Peshwa. |
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