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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 |
| 6/13/1905 | Kumar Shri Duleepsinhji, cricketer (England 1929-31), was born. |
| 3/12/1988 | Samresh Basu, famous Bengali writer, passed away. |
| 5/22/1927 | M. S. Shivsankaraiyah, cricket test umpire for 3 tests from 1974-77, was born at Andhra Pradesh. |
| 5/9/1866 | Gopal Krishna Gokhale, freedom fighter and political leader, was born in Kotluk village of Ratnagiri district of Maharashtra. |
| 9/22/1970 | Bandopadhyay Shardendu, modern Bengali poet, died. |
| 6/22/1955 | Sadashiv Garpatrao Shinde, cricketer (12 wkts in 7 Tests for India), died at the age of 31. |
| 11/17/1948 | Despite the scepticism on the part of the US and British advisers concerning the feasibility of the scheme, the first half-dozen HAL-reconditioned B-24s were ready by November 1948 and, on the 17th of that month, No. 5 Squadron was formed with these heavy bombers. |
| 1/26/1992 | Bharat Bhushan, the legendary romantic film hero of the 1950's, passed away at the age of 71 years. |
| 2/27/1854 | Lord Dalhousie captured Jhansi under the East India Company. |
| 2/27/1854 | Radiya Sultan, first lady ruler of Delhi throne, passed away in a battle. |
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