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Historical Event on 10/25/1980

Sahir Ludhiyanvi, famous Urdu poet, died.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/11/1999Leander Paes capped a brilliant year with his successive Challenger title, this time in Jaipur, beating Barry Cowan in the final.
9/28/1837Bahadur Shah-II ascended the throne and became the emperor of Delhi at the age of 62 following the death of his father Akbar Shah-II.
1/19/1907Mohammad Ali Mirza was crowned as the ""Shah-E-Iran"" in a grand function held in Royal Palace, Tehran. This coronation was performed on the precious throne ""Thakt-E-Taus"" which was made by Emperor Shahjahan, and was taken away from India during the invasion of Nadir Shah in 1738 AD.
11/12/1958Satyajit Ray gets the award for best direction at the San Francisco International Film Festival.
9/27/1990Kabita Garari sets record for 10 Km W (Women) in 48.10 at Beijing Asian Games.
5/16/1933Shani, writer of novel 'Kalajal' and film 'Shaukin', was born.
5/5/1930Gandhiji was arrested and imprisoned without trial. As a result there was ''hartal'' (strike)all over India. Over 100,000 people were jailed before the end of the year.
5/13/1962Dr. Zakir Hussain became the Vice President (1962-67).
7/11/1998Indians bag a silver and a bronze at the International Physics Olympiad in Reykjavik.
2/1/1956Judge Sudhi Ranjan Das became the Chief Justice of India. He helded this office till 30/09/1959.