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Historical Event on 3/25/1983

Chalpati Rao, great journalist, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/11/1977B.D.Jathi became the second acting President of India.
7/1/1962Dr. Bidhan Chandra Roy, great leader, veteran nationalist, politician, professor, physician and architect, passed away.
2/17/1948Gorkha Rifles Battalion Group (INDBATT) unit was re-designated as the 5th Battalion the 8th Gorkha Rifles (the Sirmoor Rifles).
7/12/1932The 16,000-foot Shyok ice dam in the Himalayas bursts flooding the Indus Valley at Kashmir.
2/28/1967General Election ( 4th) of India ends.
5/14/1956Govt announces that decimal coinage will be introduced in India from April 1, 1957.
10/14/1947Narsingh Chintaman Kelkar, great litterateur, politician and editor, died.
9/23/1965The Indian Army secured the Kashmir Valley and the only object left was to clean out the remnants of the Gibraltar Force. Under the guidance of United Nations, the cease-fire came into effect.
10/10/1756Clive sailed from Madras, to capture Calcutta, with a large naval fleet consisting of 900 European and 1500 Indian soldiers along with 5 battle ships, and 5 other vessels.
8/15/1993Five more Doordarshan channels launched.