|
|
Historical Event on 2/25/1982
J. K. Irani, cricket wicketkeeper (2 Tests for India 1947-48), passed away.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 8/22/1988 | Gorkha National Liberation Front signs an accord with the Centre and West Bengal on formation of an elective hill Council for Darjeeling. |
| 8/7/1985 | Geet Sethi, national champion, was the third Indian to become World Amateur Billiards Champion by beating Robert Marshal of Australia. |
| 6/22/1959 | Iyengar Kasturi Srinivas, great politician and journalist, passed away. |
| 2/12/1949 | Gundappa Ranganath Viswanath, cricketer (prolific Indian batsman of 70s), was born in Bhadravati, Mysore. He received Padmashree (1971) and Arjun Award (1978). |
| 3/26/1992 | Accord with Bangladesh on Tin Bigha. |
| 3/9/1931 | Karansingh, politician, was born. |
| 7/7/1763 | Britishers declared Mir Jafer as Nawab of Bengal. |
| 1/21/1993 | Chander Pal at Bangalore sets record for High Jump in 2.17. |
| 8/11/1893 | First Hindu-Muslim riots in Maharashtra. |
| 2/14/1922 | Bhimsen Joshi, great singer and composer, was born. |
|
![]()
|
|
|
