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Historical Event on 6/25/2000

India lifts the Asia Cup sub-junior hockey championship in Kuala Lumpur.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/31/1955The Prime Minister inaugurated the Cooperative Milk Producers' Union factory at Anand, Gujarat.
5/16/1960International Telex Service between India and U.K. started.
3/28/1963First meeting of the National Aeronautical Laboratory Executive Council held under the chairmanship of J R D Tata.
8/20/1955Jawaharlal Nehru breaks off relations with the Portuguese after the invasion of Goa by Indian nationalists.
7/10/1927Ganga Ram, great social reformer and founder of Ganga Ram Hospital in New Delhi, died in England while functioning as an active member of the Royal Commission on Agriculture. He was against dowry and child marriages and advocated widow re-marriage and also established institutions for vocational education and education for adults.
10/26/1991Anantrao Bhalerao, freedom fighter, journalist and editor of daily newspaper 'Marathwada', died.
7/1/1947Independence of India Bill passed.
2/16/1923Vishnu Moreshwar Mahajani, famous author, poet and playwright, passed away.
7/29/1927Madhavsingh Solanki, one of the leaders in Gujarat, was born.
6/25/1996Sunderlal Bahuguna, noted environmentalist, ends 74-day repentance fast at Rajghat following assurance from PM Deve Gowda.