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Historical Event on 8/25/1965

Sanjeev Kumar Sharma, cricketer (Indian pace bowler 1988-89), was born in Delhi.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/18/2000A. B. Vajpayee, Prime Minister, constitutes a Group of Ministers to review the national security system in its entirety in the light of the recommendations of the Kargil review committee.
9/17/1864Anagrik Dharmapal, religious reformer, was born.
10/6/1997International Commodity Exchange Division of the India Pepper and Spice Trade Association in Kochi opened.
2/21/1991Opposition boycotts the President's address as a protest against the dismissal of Tamil Nadu government.
4/2/1993MP High Court quashes dismissal of BJP Government under article 356; the Centre decides to move the Supreme Court.
1/20/1999Renowned playwright Girish Karnad is selected for the 1998 Jnanpith Award.
4/6/1955Vinayak Maharaj Masurkar, great Samarth Saint, died.
3/3/1997Indian Socialist Party headed by Arangil Sridharan merges with Lok Sakthi. It was floated by Ramakrishna Hedge.
7/21/1947Indian Constitution Assembly accepted the tricolour flag as its National Flag. This flag is with three equal horizontal stripes of Saffron (Sacrifice), White (Truth) and Green (Prosperity) and a Chakra is superimposed on white (Dharma Chakra on the capitol of Ashoka's Pillar at Sarnath) in blue colour having 24 spokes. The ratio of the width to length is two to three.
1/16/1990Dr. R.R. Diwakar, Gandhian and former Union Minister, passed away.