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Historical Event on 9/25/1914

Devilal, former deputy Prime Minister of India and leader of farmers, was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/21/1978Vinoo Mankad, cricketer, died. He played 44 tests for India and had 2109 runs and took 162 wickets.
2/8/1912Girishchandra Ghosh, famous Bengali actor and dramatist, passed away.
10/26/1943Cholera epidemic killed 2,155 people in the third week of October at Calcutta.
12/21/1990Former Union Finance Secretary S. Venkatramanan appointed Governor of RBI. B. Rachaiah and Dr. Sarup Singh sworn in as Governors of Kerala and Gujarat respectively.
11/6/1998Koneru Humpy wins the World under-12 girls' chess title in Oropesa del Mar, Spain. Azharuddin becomes the highest run-getter (displacing Desmond Haynes, 8648 runs) in LOI history in the Coca Cola cup, Sharjah.
9/19/2000Karnam Malleswari becomes the first Indian woman to win an Olympic medal (bronze) at the Sydney Olympics.
5/8/1990A 255 kmph cyclone lashes Andhra Pradesh coast causing heavy losses to life and property.
5/13/1918Balasarswati, famous dancer of Bharat Natyam, was born.
3/17/1997A Delhi court sentences former Union Minister Kalpnath Rai to 10 years RI.
9/1/1913Snehangshu Kanta Acharya, politician, social reformer, lawyer and athelete, was born.