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Historical Event on 1/25/1999

Dr. R. Chidambaram, nuclear scientist, among the 14 distinguished personalities chosen for Padma Vibhushan. Sachin Tendulkar and Ruskin Bond get Padma Shri.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/7/1995Lukose Leelamma at Pune sets record for 10,000m (Women) in 34.33.50.
4/11/1942All-India Congress party rejects British offer of dominion status at New Delhi.
12/25/1974Indian Aeroplane Jumbo 747 was hijacked and taken over to Rome.
11/6/1999Red carpet welcome to Pope. He appreciated the religious freedom in India.
10/10/1995G. R Khairnar, the high profile suspended Deputy Municipal Commissioner of Bombay, was reinstated.
10/3/1997Devi Lal floats a new party 'Haryana Lok Dal'.
5/9/1866Gopal Krishna Gokhale, freedom fighter and political leader, was born in Kotluk village of Ratnagiri district of Maharashtra.
11/22/1991Supreme Court declares Karnataka's ordinance on Cauvery water dispute as unconstitutional.
2/18/1992Vasantrao Karnik, great journalist, passed away.
9/13/1984Swami Brahmanand died. He established Brahmanand Inter College (1938), Brahmanand Sanskrit Mahavidyalaya (1943) and Brahmanand Mahavidyalaya (1960). He joined the freedom movement and participated in Salt Satyagraha, Non Cooperation Movement and Quit India Movement.