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Historical Event on 1/25/1994

Mine fire at Asansol India, kills 55.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/27/1907Fearing uprising in Punjab, British arm volunteers.
3/31/1980Nirmal Mukherjee, the last Indian Civil Service Officer, retired from service as Cabinet Secretary.
7/11/1924Moslem-Hindu rebellion in Delhi.
5/15/1958Gift Tax Act was introduced.
3/5/1948C. Rajagopalachari appointed the first Indian Governor General to succeed Lord Mountbatten on 21 June.
10/15/1996Dengue fever in Delhi takes 156 lives.
1/15/1956Erach Jahangir Sorabji Taraporewala, famous Indian language expert, passed away.
8/2/1987Geet Sethi retains the World Amateur Billiards title.
3/31/1871Gangadhar Balkrishna Deshpande, freedom fighter and loyal Congress leader 'Lion of Karnataka', was born.
5/28/1996BJP Govt. incapable of assembling a majority after two weeks. A left-wing coalition takes over headed by new prime minister H. D. Deve Gowda, Janata Dal leader and United Front coalition government. He held this office till 12 April 1997.