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Historical Event on 2/25/1910
Dalai Lama, Tibeten monk, flees from Chinese troops and takes refuge in India.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 10/20/1961 | B. S. Guha, famous human scientist, died. |
| 7/17/1930 | Lord Irwin,British Viceroy, allows Indian moderates to visit Gandhi in prison. |
| 10/31/1991 | Karsevaks' hoist flags on Masjid in Ayodhya. |
| 1/2/1994 | India and Pakistan resume talks after a gap of 16 months. |
| 12/25/1999 | An Indian Airlines aircraft with 187 passengers on board is hijacked. The plane was going from Katmandu to New Delhi. It lands near Abu Dhabi after several hops. |
| 11/6/1988 | The graduated use of force finally compelled the rebels to surrender and the personnel of Godavari then took over. When psychological pressure did not succeed, warning shots were fired by both the naval ships. |
| 9/4/1947 | Gandhiji breaks fast. |
| 11/14/1889 | Jawaharlal Nehru, first Prime Minister of India, was born. To commemorate his birthday, this day is observed as 'Children's Day' from 1957. |
| 9/4/1987 | Roop Kanwar, an 18-year-old girl, commits Sati (burning herself in her husband's funeral pyre) in Deorala in Rajasthan. |
| 8/15/1990 | GOI declares Prophet Mohammed's birthday a national holiday. |
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