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Historical Event on 8/25/1999

Former Indian Davis Cup captain Narendra Nath died in Delhi.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/13/1906Surendra Kumar Dey, social reformer and politician, was born at Sylhet (Bangladesh).
11/14/1997Nisha Millet sets national mark in the 100m freestyle in the national aquatics.
4/8/1919Gandhiji arrested on way to Delhi for refusal to comply with order not to enter Punjab; escorted back to Bombay; outbreaks of violence in several towns.
7/25/1987Giani Zail Singh (1916-1994) retired from the post of seventh President.
10/12/1993The first operational sortie in Somalia was undertaken with the Brigade Commander and his Deputy on board to recede the area of responsibility in and around Baidoa which was to be the bridage's permanent location.
8/15/1998Golden jubilee celebrations of the Indian Independence ends.
4/16/1903Kalka-Simla Railway line section was opened for public conveyance.
5/3/1945Hurricane-equipped squadrons played a major role in the Arakan offensive which began in December 1944, disrupting the enemy's lines of communication and constantly harrying the Japanese forces until victory was achieved with the re-occupation of Rangoon.
2/9/1942Chiang Kai-Shek meets Sir Stafford Cripps, British Viceroy in India.
3/24/1987First developmental launch of new generation rocket ASLV 'Stretched Rohini Satellite Series' (SROSS-1). This carried payload for launch vehicle performance monitoring and for gamma ray astronomy. This plunged within two minutes and 40 seconds of its launching.