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Historical Event on 11/25/1962
Dasganu (Ganesh Dattatreya Sahastrabuddhe), modern Marathi saint and poet, passed away.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 9/9/1941 | Syed Abid Ali, great Indian medium pace-bowler and all-rounder, was born at Hyderabad. |
| 12/22/1998 | Janata Dal's S. Jaipal Reddy selected for the ''best parliamentarian award'' for 1998. |
| 2/18/1899 | Jainarain Vyas, leader, freedom fighter and social reformer, was born at Jodhpur, Rajasthan. He played a leading role in creating united Rajasthan by integration of various states of Rajputana. He was the first Chief Minister of Rajasthan from 1951 to 1954. |
| 1/18/1994 | India hires the law firm McAuliffe, Kelly and Rafaelli for lobbying in Washington. |
| 6/27/1939 | Rahul Dev (R. D.) Burman ""Pancham Da"", famous music director, was born. |
| 6/19/1947 | Salman Rushdie, English writer, was born in Bombay. |
| 4/25/1915 | The German High Command has admitted that chlorine gas bombs and shells were used in the attack on the French front at Ypres three days ago. The effect of the gas attack was to open a four-mile gap in the Allied line. The Canadian troops on one flank held against German attacks, and British and Indian forces filled the breach. Fortunately for the Allies, the Germans had no reserve forces available to push into the breach. No tactical advantage was won by this first use of the new weapon. The Germans promised, however, that ""more effective substances can be expected."" Meanwhile, they were condemned for the use of this novel weapon. |
| 2/3/1954 | Over 350 Hindus trampled to death in a stampede at religious rites at New Delhi. |
| 1/17/1833 | William Rush, Indian sculptor (Spirit of the Schuylkill), passed away. |
| 12/9/1977 | Ravishankar Mahashankar Rawal, famous painter, passed away. |
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