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Historical Event on 2/25/1920

Balraj Madhok was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/24/1994At least 100 people die after an outbreak of pneumonic plague in the western city of Surat.
7/10/1997Malleswari earns India's first gold medal in Asian weightlifting championship in Beijing.
10/6/1992Z. R. Ansari, former central minister, died.
5/7/1994Dr. S.P. Tripathy, Director-General of ICMR, retired after 32 years of distinguished service in the ICMR, and Dr. G.V. Satyavati took over as the new Director-General of ICMR in July 1994. She became the first woman scientist in the country to head not only ICMR but any Research agency in independent India.
9/30/1981Pakistan Commando soldiers release 66 hostages in Lahore from five Khalistan hijackers and activists of the Dal Khalsa International.
10/2/1979Operation (Milk) Flood-II launched.
4/25/2000West Bengal police nab Belal alias Lalu Mian, the suspected mastermind behind the hijacking of IC-814 IA flight to Kandahar last December, from a hideout in North 24 Parganas district.
2/22/19901st day India vs New Zealand cricket at Auckland. NZ 5-78 at lunch, 9-387 stumps.
12/10/1948Human Rights Day.
11/5/1907Special commissioner appointed to deal with famine conditions.