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Historical Event on 3/25/1996
31st Gyanpith award presented to M.T. Vasudevan Nair at Trivandrum by Dr. Karan Singh.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 1/18/1982 | Six thousand labor activists arrested in two days and national strike called in New Delhi. |
| 10/9/1874 | Nicholas Roerich, great professor, master, artist, scientist, educator, writer, designer, poet, explorer and humanitarian, was born in St. Petersburg, Russia. He led artistic and scientific expedition in Himalayas and settled in Kulu valley. |
| 11/2/1971 | Hurricane and ensuing tidal wave takes 6,000 lives. |
| 8/2/1993 | CEC Seshan postpones all elections including by-elections to December in protest against the government's attempt to subjugate the Commission. |
| 4/12/1936 | Nehru urges Socialism for India. |
| 7/3/1936 | Jahangir Khan kills a sparrow while cricket bowling during Cambridge U vs MCC match. |
| 2/17/1976 | New Zealand score their first innings win in Tests vs India. |
| 5/6/1948 | India rejected the Security Council's plan for UN supervision over plebiscite in Kashmir. |
| 9/28/1929 | Lata Mangeshkar, great playback singer, was born. |
| 3/3/1943 | Gandhi breaks his hunger strike after 21 days. |
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