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Historical Event on 12/25/1997
India-Sri Lanka one-day cricket match at Indore abandoned after three overs owing to a bad state of the pitch, which was a rare occurance.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 3/20/1970 | Establishment of Muslim Satyashodhak Samaj. |
| 7/26/1874 | Rajarshi Shahu Chhatrapati, great revolutionary freedom fighter and social reformer, was born. |
| 5/10/1905 | Pankaj Malik, music director, was born. |
| 5/21/1975 | The 26-mile feeder canal from Farakka to the Bhagirathi river dedicated to the nation. |
| 2/17/1994 | Former US Congressman Stephan Solarz named Ambassador of India. |
| 5/1/1996 | Motilal Vohra, U.P. Governor, resigns (hawala case). |
| 3/8/1995 | Dr. Duranand Kanhan Pillai, great litterateur of Malyali language, died. |
| 6/9/1964 | Lal Bahadur Shastri became the second Prime Minister of India when the country was shocked of Jawaharlal Nehru's death and Indo-China war. Shastri gave the quotation ""Jai Jawan Jai Kisan"" which motivated the war-affected Indians to boost their morale. He remained in this office till he died on January 11, 1966 at Taskent. In his cabinet, Indira Gandhi served as Minister of Information and Broadcasting. |
| 5/4/1923 | Mrinal Sen, famous film director, was born. |
| 1/10/1995 | 26th International Film Festival of India opens at Brabourne Stadium, Bombay. |
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