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Historical Event on 8/25/1960
Olympics opened at Rome.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 5/11/1998 | Three momentous events took place on the day that did the nation proud. Firstly, three underground nuclear tests at Pokhran Range in Rajasthan, which included a hydrogen bomb, were tested; secondly, the successful test firing of the 'Trishul Missile' and thirdly, the maiden Certification test flight of 'Hansa-3', the first-all Composite indigenous two seater aircraft. |
| 12/12/1999 | No transparency in judicial appointments, says Justice Kuldip Singh, retired judge of the Supreme Court. |
| 12/1/1963 | Nagaland becomes the 16th state of Indian union. |
| 10/15/1977 | The Congress party denies bid by Indira Gandhi to regain leadership. |
| 3/26/1938 | Laxminath Bezbarua, great littearateur of modern Assamia language, passed away. |
| 5/20/1994 | K. Brahmananda Reddy, 83, former Andhra Pradesh CM, passed away in Hyderabad. |
| 2/20/1929 | K. B. Ramaswamy, cricket test umpire for 8 tests from 1976-84, was born at Tamil Nadu. |
| 4/16/1930 | Rioting continues in India as British police fire on mob of 10,000. |
| 3/6/1961 | India's first Financial daily 'The Economic Times' started publication from Bombay. |
| 5/26/1957 | Janta Insurance Scheme was inaugurated in Bombay. |
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