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Historical Event on 10/25/1964

First indigenous tank was manufactured in Awdi factory and was named 'Vijayant'.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/16/1941Ashok Vajpai, veteran critic and Hindi poet, was born.
6/30/1992Over 20 Indian pilgrims die in Saudi Arabia due to heatwave and inadequate medical attention.
2/18/1905Shyamji Krishna Varma established India House in London to help Indians visiting England. He also established the Indian Home Rule society, which helped him to raise his voice against British Domination in India.
1/24/1976Burmah Shell, a private oil company, was nationalised and renamed as Bharat Refineries.
6/13/1943Netaji Subhashchandra Bose started his journey from Germany to Tokyo by a submarine.
3/6/1995Arun Tamhankar, great journalist, died.
10/18/1980The first Himalayan Car Rally of 5,377.9 km was started from Brabourne Stadium, Bombay with 74 starters.
2/26/1946Mrinal Pandey, famous Hindi columnist, was born.
9/21/1997Mahesh Bhupathi wins a cliff-hanger as India clinches Davis Cup World Group play-off tie against Chile 3-2 in Delhi.
12/3/1999Bhopal gas victims take out rallies to mark the 15th anniversary of the tragedy.