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Historical Event on 12/25/1846

Swati Tirunal Ramavarma passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/11/1968Rashtrasant Tukdoji Maharaj passed away. (Samadhee)
4/3/1999Indian National Satellite (INSAT-2E), fifth satellite in INSAT-2 series, launched. This has multipurpose communication & meteorological capabilities. This is still in use. Launched by European launch vehicle Ariane, ISRO has leased eleven 36 MHz equivalent units of C-band capacity on board to INTELSAT organisation.
11/19/2000Indian girls lifts Asian junior title in the inaugural Asian Hockey Federation cup under-18 championship in Hong Kong.
7/2/1993ONGC converted into corporation by ordinance.
9/19/1927Kunwar Narayan, famous writer of 'Atmajayee' and 'Akaron Ke Aas Pas', was born.
3/31/1990Bharat Ratna, India's highest award, was given to Dr. Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar (1841-1956) (Posthumous).
4/15/1658Raja Jaswant Singh was defeated at Dharmat. He was sent by Shahjahan and Dara Shukoh to resist Aurangzeb's advance towards Agra.
8/6/1920'Shakuntala' made by Oriental Film Mfg. Co. was released.
1/31/1949Maharajas of Baroda and Kolhapur decide to merge their states with Bombay.
11/14/1997Nisha Millet sets national mark in the 100m freestyle in the national aquatics.