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Historical Event on 12/25/1972

Chakravarti Rajagopalachari, great revolutionary freedom fighter, social worker, eminent litterateur, first Indian Governor General and the founder President of Swatantra Party, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/20/1954Armistice for Indo-China signed.
2/6/1994Indian Union Muslim League splits, G.M.Banatwala elected President in place of Ibrahim Sulaiman Sait.
10/13/1978Maharashtra branch of Forward Block Party merged in Indira Congress.
7/15/1992Lucknow High Court stays any construction activity near the disputed temple in Ayodhya.
1/23/1978The motto ""Shastra se Shakti"" (Strength though arms) in Hindi written in Devengiri script was approved by the President of India as the motto of the Army Ordnance Corps.The original corps motto of the Ordnance corps was ""Usa Tela Tananti"" found in the arms of the board of Ordnance. This was translated to mean ""To the thunder his arms"". The corps song titled ""Ayudh Corps Mahan"" was introduced for the first time in 4th re-union of the Army Ordnance Corps. The song is to be played or sung ""within unit lines only"", during purely Regimental functions.
7/31/1940Udham Singh, fiery revolutionary, freedom fighter and social reformer, was hanged by the British Government in the Pantone Villa Jail, London.
7/24/1998India signs a deal with Russia for purchasing the aircraft-carrier.
10/1/1919Gajanan Digambar Madgulkar, famous Marathi poet and screenplay writer, was born.
2/27/1990Polls in Pondicherry and eight states.
1/10/1839Tea from India first arrives in UK.