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Historical Event on 1/25/1992

Swaran Singh and Vajpayee awarded 'Padma Vibhushan'.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/3/1921The Evens Report on Indian Cinema 1921' was tabled before the Govt. on February 3.
5/19/2000A `civil coup' in Fiji ousts the first ethnic Indian Prime Minister Mahendra Pal Choudhary. President Ratu Sir Kamisese Mara proclaims a state of emergency.
2/9/1994Supreme Court sets aside disqualification (under anti-defection law in 1991) of former Goa CM Ravi Naik.
11/11/1999Mr. Vajpayee, Prime Minister, leaves for Durban summit of the Commonhealth Heads of Government meeting (CHOGM).
2/17/1907Henry Olcott, co-founder (Theosophical Society-Madras), passed away.
3/1/1950The population figure for India is announced as 347,340,000.
5/24/1990Surjit Singh Barnala sworn in as Governor of Tamil Nadu.
12/27/1975A coal-mine was exploded at Chasnala mine near Dhanbad. It was India's worst coal mine disaster.
11/30/1994Mrinalini Desai, freedom fighter and famous litterateur, died.
6/4/1903Gandhiji established the weekly journal ""Indian Opinion"" organised at Phoenix farm near Durban.