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Historical Event on 3/25/1911

L. D. Swamikannu publishes ""Manual of Indian Chronology"" in Bombay.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/17/1761William Carey, the first English missionary to India, was born. He taught at the newly founded Fort William College at Calcutta from 1801 till his death and helped found the Serampore Press, which made the Bible accessible to over 300 million people.
10/17/1949The Constituent Assembly of India adopted Article 370 of the Constitution making special provisions for J&K.
9/21/1954Last Indian troops withdraw from Tibet.
8/16/1886Swami Ramakrishna Paramahamsa dies at the age of 50. His real name was Gadadhar Ghatterji. An Indian mystic, leader and saint, he preached unity of religions. Swami Vivekanand was his disciple.
7/10/1997Rafiq Sadiq, Congress(I) leader, escapes attempt on life when armed militants ambush motorcade near Achabal in South Anantnag, Kashmir valley.
8/16/1991C. Achuta Menon, former CM of Kerala, passed away.
3/12/1993Powerful bomb blasts at twelve various places in Mumbai takes 317 lives.
4/2/1954Nehru calls for a halt to the build up of nuclear weapons.
7/10/1924Johannes B van Heutsz, Governor General of Dutch Indies (1904-09), died at the age of 73.
5/25/1936Rusi Framroz Surti, cricketer (Indian slow lefty, hat-trick for Qld 1969), was born in Surat, Gujarat.