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Historical Event on 7/25/1988

Sikh extremists kill the chief priest of the Golden Temple in Amritsar.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/31/1948Cities swept by riots in wake of Gandhi murder.
12/15/1991Satyajit Ray, film maestro, awarded Special Oscar for his lifetime achievement.
4/1/1882Savings Bank Postal system was introduced.
2/28/1963Dr. Rajendra Prasad, the first President of India, passed away at Sadaqat Ashram, Patna.
2/25/1886Narmadashankar Lalshankar Dave 'Narmad', social reformer and famous Gujrati litterateur, passed away.
5/18/1995Sukhomoy Sengupta, 76, Tripura's first CM, passed away.
1/1/1914Dhirendra Nath Mukherji, social worker, was born at Bankura, West Bengal.
8/19/1999India's role in ASEAN, ARF is lauded at a colloquium in Singapore.
12/23/1954Judge Bijan Kumar Mukherjea became the Chief Justice of India. He helded this office till 31/01/1956.
12/23/1954Admiral Dom Vasco-da-Gama (c.1469-1524)-I, Count of Vidigueira, met the Jamerin of Calicut after arriving in India three days ago at Malabar Coast. He was joined by an experienced Gujarati pilot at Malindi. He was the 6th Governor and 2nd Viceroy of India.