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Historical Event on 3/25/1933

Vasantrao Gowarikar, space scientist, was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/1/1984Ravishankar Maharaj, freedom fighter and national leader of the country, died at the age of 101.
6/26/1995Madhya Pradesh declared ""Tiger State"" as it homes one sixth of the world's tiger population.
12/17/2000The 13-day nationwide postal strike called off.
8/17/1958Sir John Hubert Marshal, excavator of Mohan-Jo-Daro and Takshashila, died.
4/4/1984Squadron Leader Rakesh Sharma was the first Indian Astronaut to go in space from Baikanaur aboard Soviet Space Craft 'Soyuz 11' and revolved around the earth.
11/12/1762Peshwa surrendered in Battle of Alegaon.
5/6/1971India refutes allegations that it has meddled in Pakistan's civil war.
8/21/1988500 killed near the Nepal border in an earthquake measuring 6.7 on the Richter scale.
11/5/1907Special commissioner appointed to deal with famine conditions.
2/1/1881Cambridge Missionaries founded St. Stephen's College in Delhi.