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Historical Event on 8/25/1959
Jawaharlal Nehru, Prime Minister, declares in New Delhi that India will defend Bhutan and Sikkim if attacked by China.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 1/10/1986 | Pakistan decides to lift 8-year-old ban on private trade with India. |
| 8/1/1899 | Kamala Nehru, wife of Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, great revolutionary freedom fighter and social worker, was born. |
| 4/26/1929 | British fliers make a record nonstop 4,130-mile trip from London to India. |
| 11/18/1961 | The Navy went into action under the command of Rear Admiral BS Soman, then Flag Officer Commanding, Indian Fleet. The ships conducted their mission in three geographical areas for liberating Goa . |
| 7/27/1994 | Parliament votes to ban tests for determining the sex of an unborn child, as these tests have resulted in thousands of aborted female fetuses. |
| 2/13/1945 | Vinod Mehra, famous Hindi film actor, was born. |
| 5/24/1813 | Krishna Mohan Bandopadhyay, leader, essay writer and journalist in Bengal, was born. |
| 2/4/1993 | D. C. Kothari, famous scientist and educationalist, passed away. |
| 5/11/1970 | A bill for setting up of ""North Eastern Council"" passed. |
| 7/16/1914 | N. E. Balram, communist leader, died. |
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