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Historical Event on 12/25/1937

Pitambar Datt Kaushika, great educationist, was born at Bulandshahar.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/2/1970Privy purses and special privileges of former Indian rulers abolished.
2/24/199525 jawans die in an explosion in Brahmaputra Mail near Nilalong station about 200 km from Guwahati.
3/16/1860Dr. W.M. Haffkine, great scientist, bacteriologist and professor, was born at Odessa in Russia.
8/1/1916Mrs. Annie Besant in cooperation with Bal Gangadhar Tilak started the Home Rule League Movement with Dadabhai Naoroji as its President.
8/3/1930Vyanktesh Bapuji Ketkar, famous astrologist and researcher, died.
5/25/1877Sir John Lawrence--passenger steamer of McLean & Co. of Calcutta--sank near the coastline of Orrisa in a storm. This ship carried 732 passengers.
5/25/1877Ruknud-din Firuz Shah, son of Emperor Iltutmish, was assassinated.
8/1/1966Himachal Pradesh Krishi Vishvavidyalaya (HPKV) was established at Palampur under the aegis of Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, to cater to the need of hilly areas of erstwhile Punjab.
4/21/1720Peshwa Balaji Vishwanath passed away and was succeeded by his son Peshwa Baji Rao I. He was a great soldier and General.
4/2/1954Nehru calls for a halt to the build up of nuclear weapons.