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Historical Event on 7/25/1991

Dr. V. K. R. V. Rao, famous economist and former central minister, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/27/1990Polls in Pondicherry and eight states.
6/20/1921Tilak University was established.
10/20/1962China mounted a massive attacked in N.E.E.F.A. and Ladakh borders. Chinese army pushed Indians back. The real test of IAF airlift capability came when open warfare erupted on the Sino-lndian border, while operating to the tricky helipads in the mountains, including the operation of C-119Gs from airstrips 17,000 ft (5180m) above sea level in the Karakoram Himalayas, and the air-lifting by An-12Bs of two troops of AMX-13 light tanks to Chushul in Ladakh, where the small airstrip was 15,000 ft (4570m) above sea level.
10/2/1954Chandernagar, former under French possession, was made a part of West Bengal.
12/31/1941Milkha Singh Govindsingh Amritsar, cricketer (brother of Kripal Singh, Indian batsman in 4 Tests), was born in Madras.
7/13/1916Ramkrishna Bakre (Tatya), veteran journalist and music critic, was born.
9/14/1992Three days of heavy rains cause flooding in northern India and Pakistan claiming 2,500 lives.
9/3/1997Anjan (Lalji Pandey), well known lyricist and noted poet, died.
7/15/2000The Maharashtra Government gives the green signal to police to proceed against Shiv Sena Chief Bal Thackeray for his alleged role in the 1992-93 Mumbai communal riots.
3/24/1946British Cabinet Mission came to India presided by Lord Pethick Lawrence.