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Historical Event on 8/25/1965

Sanjeev Kumar Sharma, cricketer (Indian pace bowler 1988-89), was born in Delhi.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/10/1977Jahangir Khan, famous musician, passed away.
8/1/1986Amnesty scheme for evaders of taxes announced.
2/12/1999The Centre dismisses the Rabri Devi Government in Bihar and imposes President's rule.
2/28/1967General Election ( 4th) of India ends.
12/21/1952Saifuddin Kitchlu awarded the Lenin Peace Prize of U.S.S.R. Award. He was the first Indian to receive this honour.
12/24/1999Indian Airlines Kathmandu-Delhi Airbus 300 with 186 people on board hijacked shortly after take-off.
6/5/1993Unlawful Activities (prevention) Tribunal headed by Justice P N Nagi upholds the ban on Islamic Sevak Sangh.
8/10/1982Memorial of 201 martyrs from Maharashtra inaugurated.
1/20/1972Manipur, Meghalaya and Tripura become states of Indian union. Arunachal Pradesh and Mizoram become Union Territories. Assam's North East Frontier Agency (Nepha) was renamed as Arunachal Pradesh territory.
12/16/1999Michael Johnson's 400m world record (43.18s) set up in the Seville World championship was ratified by IAAF. Other records also ratified were Kenyan Noah Ngeny's 1000m mark (2 11.96, Reiti, Italy) and Moroccan Hicham el Guerrouj's 2000m (4 44.79, Berlin).