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Historical Event on 2/25/1869
Anand Shankar Bapubhai Dhruv, Sanskrit Pandit and editor of monthly magzine 'Vasant' , was born.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 11/16/1986 | Second SAARC summit held at Bangalore. |
| 12/9/1977 | Ravishankar Mahashankar Rawal, famous painter, passed away. |
| 4/26/1990 | V. R. P. Menon, an Air Force Engineer, broke the world record in Chandigargh. |
| 4/13/1919 | Jallianwala Baug massacre. The great Indian tragedy occured in Amritsar which claimed 389 lives and wounded 1,516 activitists fighting for Indian independence. Early in 1919, the Rowlatt Act (Black Act) was passed. This authorized the Government to imprison any person without any trial and conviction in a court of law. This furious act was under the guidence of cruel Brigedier General R. E. H. Dyer and his 50 men troop. Michael O' Dwyer was then the Governor of Punjab who naturally defended the action. This day is observed as Jallianwala Baug Day. |
| 3/3/1939 | Gandhiji commences ""fast unto death"" at Rajkot to protest state's autocratic rule at Bombay and to secure ruler's adherence of promise given towards reform administration, and ends it on March 7 on Viceroy's intervention. |
| 12/20/1876 | Bankinchrandra Chattopadhyay wrote ""Vande Mataram"". |
| 6/25/1999 | PSCB emerged men's and women's champions in the inter-institutional table tennis in Gandhidham. |
| 7/26/1874 | Rajarshi Shahu Chhatrapati, great revolutionary freedom fighter and social reformer, was born. |
| 6/11/1946 | Viceroy interviewed Gandhiji, and mooted proposal of Coalition Government at Centre. |
| 1/11/1973 | Rahul Dravid, cricket batsman, was born in Indore. |
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