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Historical Event on 02/25/1510

Portuguese Catholics conquer Goa under Albuquerque, the then Governor, to serve as capital of their Asian maritime empire beginning conquest and exploitation of India by Europeans.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/1/1990General Sunith Francis Rodrigues takes over as Chief of the Army Staff.
7/12/1932The 16,000-foot Shyok ice dam in the Himalayas bursts flooding the Indus Valley at Kashmir.
9/7/1905Raghunath Govind Sardesai, journalist and Marathi litterateur, was born.
7/29/1983First Pilot-less Aeroplane of India was tested successfully by the Aeronautical Development Establishment near Kolar.
10/19/1970First Indian-made MIG-21 handed over to the Air Force. Privy purses and privileges of former Indian rulers abolished.
5/13/1994Telecom sector opened to private companies under the new national policy announced in Parliament.
2/10/1806Father Kuriakose Elias Chavara, freedom fighter and social reformer, was born at Kainakary , Kerala.
6/13/1943Netaji Subhashchandra Bose started his journey from Germany to Tokyo by a submarine.
5/17/1992Import of 106 life-saving drugs and 37 equipments allowed.
12/13/1994Vishwanath Annappa Tatyasaheb Kore, Padmashri awardee, passed away.