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Historical Event on 6/25/1996

Sunderlal Bahuguna, noted environmentalist, ends 74-day repentance fast at Rajghat following assurance from PM Deve Gowda.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/14/1989Supreme Court orders Union Carbide Coporation of USA and Union Carbide India Limited to pay $470 millions (about Rs. 710 crores) in full and final settlement of all claims out of the Bhopal gas Disaster Litigation tragedy of 1985.
8/27/1781Haider Ali and the Britishers fought the battle of Pallilore.
11/12/1885Firodia Kundanmal Shobhachand, politician and Gandhian, was born.
10/21/1916Dinkarrai Dhirajlal Desai, cricket Test Umpire for 3 tests from 1955-57, was born in Gujarat.
6/15/1969Dr. Darashaw Nosherwan Wadia, great pioneer in Indian Geology and professor in development of geo-scientific research in the country, passed away at New Delhi at the age of 86.
5/15/1999The BJP and at least 13 of its allies rename themselves the National Democratic Alliance.
3/13/1963Indian Govenment announced 'Arjun Awards' to boost the morale of various sports personalities.
10/12/1998Sushma Swaraj is sworn in Delhi Chief Minister in place of Mr. Sahib Singh Verma
10/5/1907British MP Keir Hardie reported fomenting rebellion in India.
5/29/1953Ranji Nanan, cricketer (Trinidad off-spinner, 1 Test v Pakistan 1981), was born.