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Historical Event on 8/25/1888
Allama Mashriqi, Muslim leader, was born.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 9/30/1992 | Laurie Baker wins Rs. 25 lakh UN World Habitat award. |
| 8/15/1947 | On the the stroke of mid-night on 14th August 1947, India became independent and was partitioned. Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru became the first prime minister and Dr. Rajendra Prasad became the first president of free India. The mixed economy policy was taken on a five-year plan basis for economic development. On 26th January 1950, India became a democratic and is the biggest democracy of the world today. In 1956, on the basis of languages, India was divided into 14 states and 6 union territories. Today, there are 27 states and 7 union territories. |
| 1/1/1950 | Inauguration of National Chemical Laboratory at Mumbai. |
| 8/10/1942 | Manju Bala Patil was shot on the road at Mumbai by the British Police. |
| 6/1/1938 | Continental Publication' started. |
| 2/1/1976 | Air Marshal Hrushikesh Moolgavkar PVSM, MVC, became the Air Officer Commanding, India Command. He was in this office till 31/Aug/1978. |
| 11/5/1605 | Accession of Jahangir |
| 5/9/1919 | Ram Kumar Gupta, great industrialist, was born at Delhi. |
| 6/10/1928 | Papan Ramchand Panjabi, cricket test umpire for 7 tests from 1978-81, was born in Mumbai. |
| 12/5/1931 | Gandhiji leaves England for India. |
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