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Historical Event on 11/25/1999

Baba Amte, a Gandhian and noted social worker, is chosen for the Gandhi Peace Prize.

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9/24/1829Anandram Dhekial Fukan, father of modern Assamia poetry and essay writer, was born.
12/12/1925Dattatreya Gajanan Phadkar alias ""Dattu"" Phadkar, cricketer (pace bowler all-rounder for India), Kolhapur, Maharastra, was born.
6/4/1959Chakravarti Rajagopalachari opposed the Socialist Policies of Indian National Congress and founded Swatantra Party alongwith Ranga.
1/23/1975Omeo Kumar Das, one of the great patriots of Assam, passed away at the age of 81. He selflessly worked for the tea plantation workers and made efforts to get them better living standards. He translated Gandhiji's autobiography ""My Experiments with Truth"" in Assamese language.
5/11/1888Asaf Ali, lawyer, nationalist, writer and connoisseur of music and arts, was born.
7/5/1995Tarapur nuclear station controls the leakage and soil contamination within the natural background radiation levels.
1/11/1859Lord Curzon, Governor General and Viceroy, was born.
4/15/1946Triumphant over flesh and pain they passed away our day of peace to Cain. The original memorial was erected from local stone and the main epitaph displayed above is of black Naga stone.
9/29/2000The Appellate Authority of the Industrial and Financial Reconstruction stays the order of the BIFR permitting winding up of Bharat Gold Mines Limited, KGF, Karnataka.
10/13/1679More than 20,000 lives were claimed near Massurla Pattanam city, costal area of South India, in a severe storm.