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Historical Event on 2/25/1938
Farokh Manekshaw Engineer, great Indian cricket wicket-keeper (1961-75), was born in Bombay.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 11/14/1969 | Jawaharlal Nehru University inaugurated in New Delhi. |
| 1/27/1996 | 'Prithvi', surface-to-surface missile, test-fired successfully. |
| 2/11/1997 | A New Delhi district consumer court holds that provision of drinking water aboard trains is a necessity and it is the duty of the railways to provide it to passengers in reserved compartments. |
| 3/9/1989 | Yasser Arafat, PLO Chairman, arrives on a two-day state visit to India. |
| 1/10/1959 | Martin Luther King, the US Black leader, arrived in New Delhi. |
| 2/2/1986 | Dalai Lama meets Pope John Paul II in India. |
| 5/10/1927 | Nayantara Sahgal, famous writer and social reformer, was born. |
| 9/30/1943 | Ramanand Chattopadhyay, famous author and journalist, died. |
| 7/4/1729 | Kanhoji Angre, former Chief of Navy in Maratha kingdom, died. |
| 6/30/1966 | Judge K. Subba Rao became the Chief Justice of India. He held this office till 11/04/1967. |
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