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Historical Event on 3/25/1991

1991 census report released; India has 844 million people.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/6/1892Rukmini Lakshmipathi, great social reformer and leader, was born at Madurai.
3/29/1914Sudhir Gupta, famous Hindi poet and educationist, was born in Kalasgram, Bangladesh.
12/31/1984Rajiv Gandhi was sworn is as the 6th Prime Minister of India. He succeeded his mother Indira Gandhi. He became the Prime Minister of India for a second time and first time after elections.
8/5/1994Yakub Abdul Razak Memon, a key accused in 1993's Bombay blast case, was arrested.
7/9/1969India accepted 'Royal Bengal Tiger' as its National Animal, as recommended by the Indian Wild life Board. This Tiger is also known as the majestic tiger - panthere tigris (Linnaeus).
3/31/1992Madhav Sinh Solanki, External Affairs minister, resigns on Bofors letter issue.
8/1/1986Amnesty scheme for evaders of taxes announced.
2/8/1989Mrs. Gro Harlem Brundtland, PM of Norway, was awarded 1988 Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development.
8/29/1947Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar became the President of Constitution Council.
5/13/1962Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan (1888-1975) became the second President of India. He held this office till May 13, 1967.