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Historical Event on 1/25/1988

Bharat Ratna, India's highest award, was given to Dr. Marudu Gopalan Ramachandran, MGR (Posthumous) (1917-1987).

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1/21/1961Queen of Britain, Elizabeth II, and her husband Duke of Edinburgh visited New Delhi.