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Historical Event on 7/25/2000

Two Indians Aruna Roy from Rajasthan and Jockin Arputham, founder of the Indian National Slum Dwellers' Association, chosen for the Ramon Magsaysay award for public service.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/15/1998Golden jubilee celebrations of the Indian Independence ends.
6/21/1906Vyomeshchandra Banerjee, first president of All India Congress, passed away.
8/28/1928Mambillikalathil Govind Kumar Menon, noted physicist and scientific advisor to the Prime Minister, was born at Mangalore in Karnataka.
6/3/1995President's rule in J&K extended for another 6 months.
7/21/1883Star Theatre was opened in Calcutta.
1/10/1993Atleast 15 people are killed in Bombay on the 5th day of riots between Hindus and Muslims.
8/2/1994Opposition quits Parliament panels, boycotts sessions.
8/17/1909Madanlal Dhingra, famous revolutionary, was hanged at Paintanville Jail for assassinating Wyle and Lal Kaka.
1/12/1949Tej Bahadur Saproo, liberal leader, passed away. He was a strong believer in constitution and not in revolutions.
12/16/1999The second phase of national AIDS programme is launched.