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Historical Event on 12/25/1995
First major multi-organ transplant in the country performed in Apollo Hospital in Madras.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 8/1/2000 | Lt. Gen. Padmanabhan to be new Army chief replacing Gen. V. P. Malik. |
| 12/31/1706 | Francois Martin, founder of Pondicherry and was its first Governor General, died. He founded Pondicherry, the future capital of French India in 1674. |
| 6/18/1943 | British Field Marshal Archibald Wavell becomes Viceroy of India. |
| 1/31/1969 | Saint Meherbaba passed away. |
| 6/10/1957 | Bhai Vir Singh, great Punjabi poet, novelist, social reformer, musician, humanitarian and Padma Bhushan awardee, died. |
| 6/10/1957 | Shahaji Raje Bhosale, father of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, was born. |
| 7/3/1991 | Kailash Sethi was appointed as the Narcotics Commissioner of India. He headed this office till 22-07-1996. |
| 11/3/1984 | Body of assassinated Indian PM Indira Gandhi cremated. |
| 6/2/1984 | Army takes control in Punjab as 22 people are killed in Sikh struggle for autonomy. The state is declared a restricted area under the Foreigners' Act. |
| 4/4/1971 | Pakistan reports seizure of nine Indian army vehicles. |
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