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Historical Event on 2/25/1897

Dr. Amarnath Jha, educationist, was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/5/1989Missile `Trishul' tested successfully.
11/6/1904Hariharnath Shastri, worker's leader, was born.
8/14/1996Amrit Rai, son of Munshi Premchand, died.
6/7/1974Mahesh Bhupathi, Tennis star, was born. He is the winner of French Open 1997 (mixed doubles) and 1999 (doubles) and Wimbledon 1999.
7/15/1788Ghulam Kadir, the infamous son of Jabita Khan, conquered Delhi.
6/9/1909Baburao Arnalkar, famous detective story writer, was born.
1/15/1958Tamil becomes the official language of Madras.
1/2/1960Raman Lamba, cricketer (Indian opening batsman 1986-87), was born in Meerut.
8/7/1941Rabindranath Devendranath Tagore ""Gurudev"", great Indian poet, voluminous playwright, Noble Laureate, social reformer, freedom fighter, painter and philosopher, passed away at Calcutta at the age on 80 years. He will be always remembered for the national song ""Jana Gana Mana"" and as a founder of Vishwa Bharati, Shantiniketen, etc.
1/18/1997Khanna Committee recommends more power to RBI over non-banking financial companies.