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Historical Event on 1/25/1971

Himachal Pradesh High Court was established at Shimla for Himachal Pradesh Territory.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/10/1922S. K. Raghunath Rao, cricket test umpire for 7 tests from 1960-67, was born in Karnataka.
10/15/1977The Congress party denies bid by Indira Gandhi to regain leadership.
12/6/1952First Indo-Soviet Trade agreement signed.
7/18/1980Second Experimental launch of Space Launch Vehicle -3 (SLV-3) by Indian made 35 kilogram Rohini satellite (RS-1) successfully placed in orbit. It was used for measuring in-flight performance of second experimental launch of SLV-3. The launch took from Sriharikota and India became the sixth nation to put a satellite into orbit.
2/2/1835Thomas Babington Macaulay westernises education in India. English is made official government and court language and as medium of instruction.
1/5/1671Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj captured the 'Salher' fort from Mughals.
5/15/1729Khanderao Dabhade, great warrior in Maratha kingdom, passed away.
10/17/1994Kapil Dev's last one-day international vs West Indies.
7/6/1999Sub. Jata Shankar secured 'Silver' medal in 400 Mtr race at the International circuit Athletic Meet held at Trivendrum.
3/3/2000Nitish Kumar, Samata Party leader, sworn in Bihar Chief Minister. Governor V.C. Pande's decision evokes widespread criticism.