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Historical Event on 5/25/1933

All young Hindus aged between 12 and 25 years were forced to carry identity cards to prevent spread of terrorism.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/21/1978Vinoo Mankad, cricketer, died. He played 44 tests for India and had 2109 runs and took 162 wickets.
10/28/1997Govt. extends ceasefire in Nagaland by 3 months from October 31.
9/30/199724th Stock Exchange of India set up at Trivandrum.
9/3/1999Brigadier V. K. Chopra is appointed as the new head of the 121 (1) infantry brigade in Kargil.
6/22/1935Vaman Viswanath Kumar, cricketer (useful Madras leggie who only played 2 Tests), was born in Madras.
3/13/1997H. D. Deve Gowda, Prime Minister, presented the G. K. Reddy Memorial Award to Shekhar Gupta, Chief Editor of The Indian Express.
1/4/1999Karnataka's Farah Khan made it three-in-a-row in the National ladies billiards championship in Delhi.
5/25/1991Indian, UN Angola Verification Mission - I ended (UNAVEM - I June 1989 - May 1991).
2/16/1923Vishnu Moreshwar Mahajani, famous author, poet and playwright, passed away.
3/21/1791Tipu Sultan capitulated to Lord Cornwallis.