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Historical Event on 11/25/1990

R. V. S. Perishastri, former Chief Election Commissioner of India, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/1/1900Doordrahsan was started. Doordarshan is an autonomous public service broadcaster founded by the Government of India, which is owned by the Broadcasting Ministry of India and is one of two divisions of Prasar Bharati.
9/19/1960Sindhu River water-sharing settement was signed between India and Pakistan.
1/2/1990Election panel made one member body again; Election Commissioners S. S. Dhanoa and V. S. Seigell removed.
3/1/1997India `A' blanks Sri Lanks 5-0 in the inaugural tennis `Tests' in Delhi.
1/23/1997Statue of Subhash Bose unveiled inside Parliament House.
8/9/1971A 20-year non-aggression treaty for peace, friendship and co-operation was signed between India and U.S.S.R.
12/15/1965Third cyclone of the year kills another 15,000 at mouths of Ganges river.
7/1/1962Purushottamdas Tandon, great leader and editor, died at Allahabad.
12/10/1932The Indian Military Academy (IMA) was formally inaugurated by Field Marshal Sir Philip W Chetwode, Bt, GOB, KCMG, GCSI, DSO and was christened as ""The Pioneers"". The crowning event was delivered in the hall, now named after him, and in the address to the trainees, he enunciated three principles: 'the safety, honour, and welfare of your country comes first, always and everytime', which were to guide the future officers of the Indian Army . A passage from this address has come to acquire immortality and has been adopted as the credo of the Acad
6/7/1989Sheetal Pandya set up a world record at the age of 5 years.