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Historical Event on 2/25/1999

The curtains came down on the fifth National Games. Manipur won the overall championship while swimmers Nisha Millet of Karnataka and Sebastian Xavier of Kerala were adjudged the best sportswoman and sportsman respectively.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/14/1953Raghunath Dhondo Karve, Family Planning and Sex Education preacher, died.
8/27/1987B. Shankaranand appointed Chairman of the Parliamentary Committee to enquire into the Bofors gun deal.
9/1/1999Mr. Justice Arijit Pasayat, appointed Chief Justice of the Kerala High Court.
11/20/1917Ram Gopal, great Indies /English classical dancer (Blue Peter, Purple Plain), was born.
10/13/1999Atal Krishna Bihari Vajpayee became the Prime Minister of India.
1/8/1908Gandhiji asks the Government for suspension of Registration Act, offers voluntary registration.
4/10/1997Announcement of UP's 70th new district to be re-named after Jyotiba Phule.
3/31/1959Dalai Lama fled China & was granted political asylum in India.
8/29/1905Major Dhyanchand was born in a Rajput family at Prayag at Uttar Pradesh. He is remembered as a Master of Hockey. India celebrates this day as National Sports Day.
5/29/1972Prithviraj Kapoor, famous film actor, passed away.