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Historical Event on 6/25/1908
Sucheta Kriplani, former Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, was born.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 6/25/1908 | Sher Shah defeats Humayun near Buxar at Chausa and becomes emperor of Delhi. |
| 6/10/1900 | Jayantnath Chaudhary, former General of Indian Army General, was born. |
| 5/4/1799 | Tipu Sultan is killed in a battle against 5,000 British soldiers who stormed and razed his capital, Seringapatanam. |
| 5/23/1914 | The British India Steamship Co. and the Peninsular and Oriental Steamship Co. announced their amalgamation at London. |
| 2/2/1959 | Indira Gandhi was elected the president of the ruling Congress Executive Party. Thereby Congress spilt,and leftist formed Swantantra Party. |
| 6/6/1916 | Lord Kitchener, the premier soldier of the British Empire, passed away tragically last night as the ''Hampshire'', the cruiser on which he was traveling to Russia to boost sagging morale, struck a mine or was torpedoed off the Orkney Islands and sank, drowning all aboard. Life in London came to a standstill, while Paris and Washington were shocked by the news. In the last half-century, through tireless energy and devotion to imperial duty, Horatio Herbert Kitchener, 66, commanded in Palestine, Cyprus, Egypt, Sudan, South Africa, and India. Two years ago, he had become the War Secretary. |
| 11/13/1991 | Supreme Court orders establishment of an all-India judicial service. |
| 7/1/1821 | Daily newspaper 'Mumbai Samachar' was published. |
| 2/27/1931 | Chandrashekhar Azad of Hindustan Republican Army shot himself to avoid British police arrest at Alfred Park, Allahabad. |
| 2/1/1986 | Pope John Paul II arrives in New Delhi for a 10-day visit. |
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