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Historical Event on 11/25/1998

Prof. K. S. Hegde (75), former Vice-Chancellor of Mysore University and educationist, dies in New Delhi. He was selected by the Government of India for overseas scholarship for post graduate studies and higher technical training abroad during the pre-independence era.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/29/1998Suicide by more than 50 farmers reported in the Telangana region in the past few days.
10/18/1712Jeremias Van Riemsdijk, Governor General of Dutch Indies (1775-77), was born.
5/13/1997Doordarshan drops plans to enter the direct-to-home (DTH) mode of television transmission.
10/9/1997Forest brigand Veerappan kidnapped 21 persons and later released 13 tourists. He detained six people --Dr. Mythi of Indian Institute of Horticulture Research Centre, Bangalore, two drivers, pumpset attender and two photographers.
6/15/1908Stock Exchange of Calcutta was opened of Baldeodas Daduawala and Overened.
3/31/1993Kidnapped cardiac surgeon Dr. Abdul Ahad Guroo killed in Srinagar.
2/16/1911Bhalchandra Gopal Bapat, newspaper editor and educationalist, was born.
5/12/1984Dr. Rajah Sir Muthiah Chettiar, social reformer, passed away at Madras.
6/17/1991Congress and its allies secure absolute majority in Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Haryana Assemblies.
9/5/1987Shanbagh, Vandana Rao, Shiny and Usha sets record in the women's category for 4x400m race in 3.31.55 seconds at Rome .