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Historical Event on 12/25/1974
Indian Aeroplane Jumbo 747 was hijacked and taken over to Rome.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 10/15/1943 | Baba Kanshi Ram, freedom fighter and social reformer, passed away. |
| 1/14/1994 | Marathwada University renamed as Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University. |
| 2/22/1982 | South-South Conference opens in New Delhi. |
| 2/16/1745 | Thorle Madhavrao, fourth Peshwa in Maratha kingdom, was born. |
| 3/12/1991 | Lok Sabha Speaker Rabi Ray admits to an Opposition-sponsored motion for removal of the Supreme Court Judge V. Ramaswamy for alleged misappropriation of public funds, and sets up a three-Judge committee to investigate. |
| 11/7/1867 | Madam Marie Sklodowska, great scientist, professor and Nobel Prize awardee, was born in Poland. |
| 8/11/1984 | A cloud of toxic chemicals escaped from a Union Carbide plant near Charleston, West Virginia, this morning, and at least 135 residents were treated for eye, throat, and lung irritation. Last December, methyl isocyanate gas escaped from a Union Carbide plant in India, killing 2,000 people. No MIC escaped today, plant officials said. Aldicarb oxime, a much less toxic gas, is declared as one constituent of the gas cloud. |
| 12/30/1971 | Vikram Ambalal Sarabhai, famous nuclear scientist, died. |
| 4/13/1989 | Malayalam film 'Piravi' directed by Shaji N. Karun adjudged best feature film of 1988. |
| 5/13/1953 | The first Indian Navy air station INS Garuda was commissioned at Venduruthy, the naval base in Cochin. |
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