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Historical Event on 7/25/1987

Giani Zail Singh (1916-1994) retired from the post of seventh President.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/15/1934Nearly 20,000 lives were claimed in a tremendous earthquake measured 8.4 on the Ricther Scale, in Bihar and parts of Nepal. Munger City was completely destroyed.
8/2/1977Jaswinder ""Jas"" Jutla, Soccer(Football) player, was born in Glasgow, Scotland.
9/19/1997India wins the Sahara Cup by winning the third match too.
3/24/1992Congress (I) strength goes up by six seats in the Rajya Sabha on account of biennial polls.
6/1/1916Lokmanya Tilak roared ''Freedom is by birthright'' at Ahmednagar.
10/22/1764The Battle of Buxar was fought between armies of Mir Qasim, the Nawab of Bengal; the Nawab of Awadh; and the Mughal Emperor Shah Alam II and British East India Company led by Hector Munro.
2/23/1962The Cholera Research Centre was established at Calcutta (renamed as the National Institute of Cholera & Enteric Diseases in 1979).
6/27/1894Chhaganbapa (Chhaganlal Karamshi Parekh), great social worker, was born.
1/18/1972Vinod Ganpat Kambli, cricketer (prolific Indian batsman 1993-), was born in Bombay.
1/30/1994Kapil Dev equals Richard Hadlee's world record of 431 Test wickets.