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Historical Event on 12/25/1974
Indian Aeroplane Jumbo 747 was hijacked and taken over to Rome.
Other Historical Dates and Events |
1/8/1973 | Nanasaheb Parulekar, father of 'Sakal' newspaper, died. |
7/9/1746 | French sailor's fleet reached at the bank of Pondichery in India. |
5/10/1999 | Tamil Nadu Government withdraws the controversial Prevention of Terrorist Activities (POTA) Bill. |
8/15/1947 | India gains independence from the British rule and Pakistan emerges as a separate Islamic nation. Around 600,000 die in clashes during the subsequent population exchange of 14 million people between the two new countries. |
10/22/1908 | John Sutton, actor (Tower of London, Return of Fly), was born in Rawalpindi, India. |
6/26/1991 | Sharad Pawar joins Union Cabinet as Defence Minister. |
10/2/1999 | Home Minister L. K. Advani said that the BJP was ready to provide letters of support. |
2/13/1994 | Dr. Krishnaprasad Mishra, 'Sahitya Academy Award' winner, Oria novelist and short story writer, passed away. |
3/31/1843 | Balwant Pandurang Kirloskar (Annasaheb), first musical playwright of Marathi, was born. |
3/29/1998 | The new govt. wins the vote of confidence in the Lok Sabha. |
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