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Historical Event on 6/25/1994

Dinsha Pirosha Madan, Chief Justice of Supreme Court, died.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/27/1966Indira Gandhi meets Johnson in Washington.
7/15/1936Hridayanand 'Kumaresh' Tiwari, great Hindi poet and writer, was born in Reoti, U.P.
12/23/1926Swami Shradhanand, great revolutionary freedom fighter, social worker and politician, was assassinated by a revolver shot that was fired by a young Muslim Abdul Rashid.
1/20/1990Dr. Raja Ramanna sworn in Minister of State for Defence.
7/16/1914N. E. Balram, communist leader, died.
3/17/1992Suburban rail fare increase cut; 20\% hike in first class, second class A/C sleeper and chair car reduced to 15\%.
12/7/1992Religious riots swept across India in the wake of the destruction of the ancient Babri Masjid mosque by rampaging Hindu fanatics in the northern Indian town of Ayodhya yesterday. More than 800 people had been killed and hundreds injured as Muslim and Hindu mobs stabbed, shooted and beat each other. The violence had thrown the government into chaos and had spilled into the neighboring states of Pakistan and Bangladesh. The army had been called out to restore order in Bombay, where street battles left 41 dead. The stock market had been closed down and Parliament forced to adjourn. Advani quit as the leader of opposition in the Lok Sabha.
6/15/1991General Election (10th) of India ends. In this election Indian National Congress won.
10/30/1997Kerala Kaumudi's Kannur edition and Internet edition begin.
1/8/1906Howrah Railway Station, Calcutta, was inaugurated.