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Historical Event on 11/25/1998
Prof. K. S. Hegde (75), former Vice-Chancellor of Mysore University and educationist, dies in New Delhi. He was selected by the Government of India for overseas scholarship for post graduate studies and higher technical training abroad during the pre-independence era.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 11/16/1915 | Vishnu Ganesh Pingle, martyr, died. |
| 11/16/1915 | While returning to his country, Timur Lung looted and destroyed Delhi and parts of North India including Hardwar, the Ganga pilgrimage town, and crossed Sindhu River. |
| 9/11/1889 | Dr. P. Subbarayan, minister and leader of the House in O.P. and President of the Cricket Control Board, was born in Tamil Nadu. |
| 2/25/1886 | Narmadashankar Lalshankar Dave 'Narmad', social reformer and famous Gujrati litterateur, passed away. |
| 12/22/1966 | U.S. announces allocation of 900,000 tons of grain to fight famine in India. |
| 1/1/1955 | Shantiswaroop Bhatnagar, famous Indian Chemical Expert, died. |
| 10/26/1947 | After the tribal column, raping and looting along the way by Pakistani Army continued at Baramulla, 50 kilometres from Srinagar. Maharaja of Jammu & Kashmir Hari Singhji, then, signed the instrument of accession with India and the Indian Armed Forces reacted to the Pakistani Army's infiltration. Great acts of personal gallantry and collective bravery were shown in the Kashmir operations. Major Som Nath Sharma was awarded the PVC, India's highest decoration for valour, and Brigadier Usman, commanding the 50th Parachute Brigade, was awarded the MVC. Both the soldiers were awarded posthumously. |
| 9/14/1997 | Fire and explosions devastate terminals and storage tanks at Visakh Refinery of Hindustan Petroleum Corporation. Toll put at 51. |
| 8/2/1922 | Krishnapal Singh, politician and lawyer, was born at Birahuli in Madhya Pradesh. |
| 8/28/1879 | Battle at Ulundi, Lord Chelmsford beats king Cetshwayo's Zuluz. |
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