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Historical Event on 8/25/1997
Konkan Railway line in Goa, except for a short stretch between Pernem and Maharashtra border, becomes operational.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 11/7/1862 | Bahadurshah Jafar -II died at Rangoon in British prision. |
| 9/5/1979 | Earl of Mountbatten's funeral held in Burma. |
| 11/25/1990 | R. V. S. Perishastri, former Chief Election Commissioner of India, passed away. |
| 4/1/1989 | Shridhar Madhav Joshi (S. M. Joshi), great socialist leader, passed away. |
| 1/14/1938 | Belur Math, new temple, was consecrated in Calcutta. |
| 4/6/1956 | Dilip Balwant Vengsarkar, cricketer (prolific Indian batsman 1976-92),was born in Rajapur, Maharashtra. He has received Arjun Award (1981) and Padmashree (1987). |
| 2/2/1917 | Maharshi Vinayak Ramchandra Patwardhan (Annasaheb), collegue of Lokmanya Tilak, passed away. |
| 9/26/1946 | Gandhiji was interviewed with Wavell. |
| 12/28/1995 | Third Indian Remote Sensing Satellite (IRS-1C), carring advanced remote sensing cameras was launched by Russian Molniya launch vehicle. It is still in service. |
| 4/17/1990 | Dinkar Gangadhar Kelkar, famous Director of Raja Kelkar Museum, passed away. |
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