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Historical Event on 8/25/1996

194 pilgrims die of cold at the cave temples of Amarnath .

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/6/1887Manabendra Nath Roy (his childhood name was Narendranath Bhattacharya), leftist thinker, great Indian politician and philosophist, was born at Arbelia village of 24-Parganas of West Bengal. He was the founder of 'Radical Democratic Party' after quitting Congress during World War II.
2/3/1988INS Chakra was inducted in the Indian Navy when the first Soviet SSN Victor 1 class nuclear propelled submarine and India joined the maritime nuclear powers.
6/12/1897Possibly the most severe quake in history strikes Assam, shock waves felt over an area size of Europe (negligible death toll).
6/2/1986One thousand Sikhs arrested at demonstrations in Punjab.
2/3/1912Bardanand Chattergy, chemical expert, was born.
1/8/1973Nanasaheb Parulekar, father of 'Sakal' newspaper, died.
7/30/1992The Supreme Court declares that capitation fee in educational institutions is unlawful.
12/24/2000The Government re-instates Dr. R.S.Paroda as the Director-General of the ICAR.
7/1/1852For the first time in Asia, Postal Stamp for the general public was issued by Sindh Province in Karachi.
10/2/1957All India Scheduled Caste Federation formally dissolved and a new political party 'Republican Party of India' was formed.