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Historical Event on 8/25/1969

Vivek Upendra Krishna Razdan, cricket pace bowler (Indian Test 1989-90), was born in Delhi.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/2/1845First Shipping Company of India started.
10/16/1942Cyclone in Bay of Bengal kills some 40,000 people in south of Calcutta, India.
7/31/1996Joginder Singh became the director of Central Bureau of Investigation (till 30/06/97).
3/22/1915Dr. Nagendra, famous hindi critic, was born.
11/12/1946Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya died at the age of 85.
12/8/1998An Indian film, 'The Terrorist' wins all top awards including the Golden Pyramid award for the best film at the 23rd Cairo International Film Festival. Santosh Sivan gets the best director award, while its actress Ayesha Dharker bags the best actress award.
8/21/1981Dattatrey Balkrishna Kalelkar ""Kakasaheb"", freedom fighter, passed away at the age of 96.
10/6/1949Jawaharlal Nehru laid the foundation stone of National Defence Academy in Kharakvasla near Pune.
6/3/1992Kerala CM K. Karunakaran injured in a road accident.
6/2/1955A British party scales the third highest peak Mt. Kanchenjunga, highest unclimbed peak.