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Historical Event on 2/25/1968

Judge Mohammad Hidayatullah became the Chief Justice of India. He held this office till 16/12/1970.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/26/1997Mizoram becomes a dry state, the fourth, after Gujarat, AP and Haryana.
1/25/1971Himachal Pradesh becomes a full-fledged 18th Indian Union state.
1/31/1941Second Lieutenant Premindra Singh Bhagat of the Bombay Sappers showed an act of unparalleled bravery and inspiring leadership when commanding a detachment of 21 Field company of the Bombay Sappers on the road to Gondar, in Abyssinia. Hence, The Victoria Cross (VC) was bestowed upon him and he became the first Indian Commissioned Officer receipeant of The Victoria Cross (VC).
1/17/1989Colonel J. K. Bajaj was the first Indian to reach the geographic South Pole.
5/6/2000Saurav Ganguly wins the Ceat International Cricketer of the Year award 1999-2000.
2/4/1946Dr. Satnarayan Nathulal Jatiya was born in Jawad, Distt. Mandsaur (Madhya Pradesh).
11/5/1892John Burdon Sanderson Haldane, biologist, was born at Oxford.
7/23/1964Samrendranath Roy, great statistician, passed away.
10/2/1986Rajiv Gandhi survives assassination attempt made by Sikh extremists at Raj Ghat.
6/13/1757Clive marched to Murshidabad against Nawab Siraj ud-Daulah along with the force comprising of 1800 British and 2000 Indian soldiers with eight canons.