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Historical Event on 1/25/1824
Micheal Madhusudan Dutta, Bengali poet and dramatist, was born in Sagardari village of Jessore district.
Other Historical Dates and Events |
9/1/1921 | Madhav Krishnaji Mantri, right-hand batsman and wicket-keeper, was born at Nasik, Maharashtra. He was the Indian team selector from 1964 to 1968 and was also the team manager in 1990. |
3/22/1996 | Golden Temple renamed Harmandir Sahib (its original name meaning 'abode of God'). |
1/25/1989 | Congress-I ministry headed by S. C. Jamir assumes office in Nagaland. |
6/24/1908 | Gopinath, famous Kathakali dancer, was born. |
11/1/1930 | S. R. Bose, cricket test umpire for one test in 1983-84, was born in Bihar. |
6/25/1658 | 6th Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb arrested his father Shahjahan and put him in Agra Fort Jail. |
1/28/1911 | The famous Hope diamond, once worn by Marie Antoinette, was bought tonight for over $300,000 by Ned McLean, son of John McLean. Mrs. McLean wore it as a head ornament, guarded by a former Secret Service man who in turn was guarded by two private detectives. Walnut-sized and exquisitely blue in color, the 44.5-carat stone stems from India. Its owners included Louis XIV, Louis XVI, and a London banker named Hope. A sinister history of ill luck, madness, and violent death clings to the unique gem. |
5/7/1994 | Sunit Khatau, famous industrialist and textile magnet in Mumbai and owner of Khatau Group, was murdered. He was 55. |
11/12/1781 | Nagapatnam of South India was captured by the British troops. |
4/29/1960 | Pandit Balkrishna Sarma ''Navin'', famous Hindi poet of modern era, passed away. |
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