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Historical Event on 12/25/1919
Naushad, famous film music director, was born.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 1/11/1986 | The first MiG-27M fighter, built under license by Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd, is delivered and inducted into the Indian Air Force. |
| 10/11/1902 | Loknayak Jayprakash Harsudayal Narayan, veteran socialist leader, was born at Sitabdiara village (border of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar) in Bihar. He was awarded Bharat Ratna on Dec. 23, 1998 and played a key role in formation of Janta Party which defeated Indian National Congress for the first time. |
| 9/23/1903 | Yusuf Meherali, freedom fighter and socialist, was born. |
| 1/10/1993 | 24th International Film Festival of India opens in New Delhi. |
| 2/17/1994 | Gopikrishna, internationaly famed 'Kathtak' exponent, died at the age of 61 years. |
| 6/9/1834 | Dr. William Carey, great writer and social worker, died. |
| 4/9/1954 | India reports only 43\% of population speaks 15 recognized languages, noting 720 dialects, 23 tribal tongues. |
| 4/13/1994 | United Arab Emirates lost to India in its first official ODI. |
| 12/7/1902 | Janardhan Gyanoba Navle, cricketer, India's first Test wicket-keeper, was born at Fulgaon, Maharashtra. He played against England at Lord's in 1932. |
| 4/5/1989 | Pannalal Patel, great Gujrati litterateur, died. |
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