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Historical Event on 8/25/1981
Sharad Pawar, Maharashtra leader, elected the President of Congress.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 8/26/1975 | Dr. Narayan Subbarao Hardikar, freedom fighter, journalist and Padmabhushan awardee, died. |
| 11/20/1955 | Polly Umrigar scores India's first Test double century, 223 vs NZ. |
| 7/24/1998 | India signs a deal with Russia for purchasing the aircraft-carrier. |
| 7/28/1924 | Many deaths were reported and several villages were destroyed due to floods in the south. |
| 6/5/1961 | Ramesh Krishnan, Indian tennis star, was born. He was also the winner of Junior Wimbledon 1979. |
| 1/11/1986 | Union Government declares Ladakh a Scheduled Tribe area under a constitutional amendment order by the President, applying article 342 for the first time to J&K. |
| 3/30/1993 | India forgoes Narmada loan balance because of World Bank's strict regulations. |
| 3/18/1991 | West Bengal opts for assembly poll. |
| 6/10/1942 | 77 Mountain Brigade was raised at Sagar, Madhya Pradesh. |
| 6/19/1997 | Indian flag cargo ship, M. V. Arcadia Pride, sinks in inclement weather, seven nautical miles off Colaba, Mumbai, leaving four sailors dead and 20 missing. In the rescue and search operation by the Indian Navy, nine persons were rescued. |
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