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Historical Event on 5/25/1899

Nazrul Islam, revolutionary and Bengali poet, was born in Churulia village of Burdwan district.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/1/1998Bharat Ratna is awarded to Dr. A.J.P. Abdul Kalam, Scientific Adviser to the Defence Minister, and Smt. M. S. Subbulakshmi, Carnatic musician. The award is also conferred posthumously on film director Satyajit Ray, freedom fighter Aruna Asaf Ali and former Prime Minister Gulzari Lal Nanda.
11/19/1877Jatindranath Benarjee, revolutionary of Indian freedom movement, was born.
7/24/1993Vajpayee elected leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha.
7/5/1658Aurangzeb arrested Murad.
9/8/1997English chosen as the official language of Dravidian University which was set up at Kuppam (Andhra Pradesh) jointly by the southern states.
5/6/1971India refutes allegations that it has meddled in Pakistan's civil war.
9/6/1996A Delhi court says there are grounds for framing charges of criminal conspiracy and corruption against L.K. Advani.
10/22/1680Rana Rajsingh, king of Mewad, died.
4/3/1992Nagaland brought under President's rule.
1/5/1994Jnanpith Award was given to U. R. Anantha Murthy (Kannada).