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Historical Event on 8/25/1997

Neelam J. Singh rewrites her own discussion mark in the domestic circuit meet in Chennai.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/10/1926Dilbagh Singh, Air Chief Marshal, the second Sikh Chief of Air Staff and Indian Air Force, was born in Punjab.
1/24/1937Gandhi announces that he will retire from politics.
7/19/1925Dinesh Singh, freedom fighter and politician, was born at Kalakankar (U.P).
5/1/1998India and Peru sign agreements on space technology and agriculture during the visit of Indian President K. R. Narayanan there.
1/19/1966Indira Gandhi elected leader of the Congress party to succeed the late Lal Bahadur Shastri as the third Prime Minister of India. She pledged to follow path of Non-Alignment in worlds affairs.
10/17/1999Dingko Singh won the bantam weight gold while Services' Ramanand was adjudged the best boxer in the National Boxing championship which concluded in Shimla.
4/1/1930Government announced 15 yrs and 18 yrs as minimum marriageable age for girls and boys. This is presently remodified.
3/31/1926Dattatray Balwant Parasnis, who made research in History, passed away.
9/23/1999India rejects Pakistan's proposal for an international conference on arms control.
4/4/1942Japanese Navy destroyed 3 British battleship to sink in the Bay of Bengal during the Second World War.