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Historical Event on 10/25/1980

Sahir Ludhiyanvi, famous Urdu poet, died.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/29/1997Olympic Hockey captain Pargat Singh announces retirement.
2/22/1993Vinod Kambli scores 224 vs England at Bombay in 411 balls and smashes 23 fours.
10/5/1864Cyclone destroyed most of Calcutta city in which approximately 50,000 people died.
4/10/1937Shridhar Vyanktesh Ketkar, creator of Maharashtra Gyankosh and Sociologist, passed away.
4/2/1679Aurangzeb reimposed Jizya Tax to finance the spread of Islam on the Hindus.This Jeziya tax was abolished by Akbar.
12/23/1964India & Ceylon hit by cyclone, about 4,850 killed.
5/20/1915Gandhiji founded Satyagraha Ashram (later known as Sabarmati Ashram after the name of the river) at Ahmedabad.
4/1/1855Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar's first Bengali primer 'Varnaparichay' was published.
1/1/1972Indian states abolished the previous rulers of Privy purses and privileges.
10/1/1949'Marathi Rangbhumi' , a drama company, established.