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Historical Event on 1/25/1999
Dr. R. Chidambaram, nuclear scientist, among the 14 distinguished personalities chosen for Padma Vibhushan. Sachin Tendulkar and Ruskin Bond get Padma Shri.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 1/18/1968 | The Resolution on Official Languages was passed by both the houses of the Parliament wherin the need to formulate a more intensive and comprehensive programme for the progressive use of Hindi for Official purposes, preparing annual assessment report for reviewing the progress, formulating a programme for the co-ordinated development of the other languages included in the 8th schedule alongwith Hindi, adopting of a tri-langual formula, making the knowledge of either Hindi or English compulsory for recruitment to the services of the Union, and inclusion of all the languages of the 8th schedule of the Constitution and English as the optional medium for the exams conducted by the union Public Service Commission at the appropriate time, has been stressed. |
| 8/22/1994 | Two dozen Mahar soldiers were ambushed when the Indian contingent was trying to stem the war in Somalia. Seven, including a JCO, lost their lives. |
| 6/9/1900 | Birsa Munda, freedom fighter and leader, died in Ranchi Jail. |
| 8/4/2000 | Justice Brij Mohan Lal was sworn in chairman of the Monopolies and Restrictive Trade Practices Commission. |
| 9/27/1977 | Sanjiva Reddy was elected Speaker of the Lok Sabha. Government revokes the external emergency promulgated on December 3, 1971. |
| 11/14/1889 | Jawaharlal Nehru, first Prime Minister of India, was born. To commemorate his birthday, this day is observed as 'Children's Day' from 1957. |
| 3/20/1997 | Maharashtra (like H.P.) proposes to make carrying for aged parents mandatory. |
| 3/20/1997 | Affonso de Albuquerque, who is regarded as the real founder of Portuguese power in India, died at the age of 73 years. |
| 11/27/1946 | London announces parley on India; Muslims accept, Hindus decline. |
| 12/23/1976 | Indira Gandhi attacks the pro-Moscow Communist party for enticing her son Sanjay, but she denies grooming him as her successor. |
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