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Historical Event on 12/25/1946

Gandhiji said, at Noakhali, ""I am being tested through and through"".

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/3/1680Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, great Maratha emperor, patriot, soldier, freedom fighter, revolutionary and great son of India, passed away at Raigarh fort. His son Sambhaji succeeded to the throne.
2/25/1927Balkrishna Buwa Echalkaranjikar, father of `Khyal Gayaki', passed away.
1/19/1977World's largest crowd--12.7 million--gather for Indian religious festival 'Kumbh Mela'.
12/20/1757Clauk became Governor of Bengal.
4/1/1989UN Peace-keeping Force arrives in Windhoek to prefare for independence of Namibia.
7/21/1947Indian Constitution Assembly accepted the tricolour flag as its National Flag. This flag is with three equal horizontal stripes of Saffron (Sacrifice), White (Truth) and Green (Prosperity) and a Chakra is superimposed on white (Dharma Chakra on the capitol of Ashoka's Pillar at Sarnath) in blue colour having 24 spokes. The ratio of the width to length is two to three.
2/8/1993India and Spain sign four agreements as the Spanish PM, Felipe Gonzalez, began a two-day visit to New Delhi.
7/8/1888Fenardish Jyoki Antoniu, Konkani author and journalist, was born.
4/24/1998India wins the Coca Cola Cup at Sharjah, beating Australia by six wickets in the final.
1/20/1939Nalin Chandra Wickramasinghe, great Indian astronomer, was born.