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Historical Event on 7/25/1986

Sikh extremist kill 16 Hindus in Muhktsar India.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/5/1997Railway ministry doubles compensation amounts from Rs. 2 lakh to Rs.4 lakh to victims of railway accidents and other untoward incidents.
5/20/1972Indira Gandhi laid the foundation stone of 2nd Howrah bridge at Calcutta.
7/4/1999S. Vijayalakshmi won the National women's `A' chess championship with a round to spare in Kozhikode.
3/1/1979Jairamdas Doulatram, great national leader, freedom fighter and journalist, passed away at Delhi. He played a vital role to recognised Sindhi as one of the national laguages of India.
10/22/1764The Battle of Buxar was fought between armies of Mir Qasim, the Nawab of Bengal; the Nawab of Awadh; and the Mughal Emperor Shah Alam II and British East India Company led by Hector Munro.
8/15/1947Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru becomes the first Indian Prime Minister of free India.
11/7/1990Lawrence Durrell, great Indian English and author (Mount Olive), passed away at the age of 78.
9/6/1975Dularelal Bhargav, veteran writer, passed away. He was associated with 'Chand' and 'Madhuri' magazines.
9/6/1975Sikh Guru Amardasji, great social worker and teacher, was born at Basare village near Amritsar district.
8/23/1872Tanguturi Prakasam, great lawyer, journalist, nationalist, politician, leader, social reformer and former chief minister of Andhra Pradesh, was born at Kanuparthi village in Ongole district in Andhra Pradesh.