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Historical Event on 12/25/1919
Naushad, famous film music director, was born.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 8/15/1990 | GOI declares Prophet Mohammed's birthday a national holiday. |
| 12/4/1999 | Uman J. Shah is sworn in West Bengal Governor. |
| 1/9/1993 | An Indian Airlines TU-154 plane crash lands in Delhi, all the 165 on board escape; Civil Aviation Minister Scindia resigns; PM cancels Dhaka visit; SAARC summit put off. |
| 4/19/1975 | First Indian Satellite ''Aryabhata'' launched. The Satellite provided technological experience in building and operating a satellite system. It was launched by Russian launch vehicle Intercosmos. |
| 7/16/1993 | Russia cancels cryogenic rocket deal with India. |
| 8/3/1905 | Uma Datt Sraswat, famous writer, was born at Biswan in U.P. |
| 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. |
| 12/24/1924 | Mohammed Rafi, famous playback singer, was born. |
| 4/5/1938 | Anil Rakeshi, great poet, Hindi writer and critic, was born at Nahan (H.P.). |
| 12/27/1898 | Shamrao Desmukh, former Central Minister and Agriculture expert , was born. |
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