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Historical Event on 7/25/1976
Sriram Singh at Montreal sets record for 800m in 1.45.77.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 9/25/1946 | Bishan Singh Bedi, a former Indian cricketer was born. |
| 9/25/1946 | The Sultan, losing his hold over the army and some members of his aristocracy, very wisely abdicated in favour of his brother Ahmad, who is famous in Deccan history as Ahmad Shah Wali. |
| 7/22/1678 | Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj won the fort of Vellore. |
| 5/8/1906 | Prannath Thapar, former General of India, was born. |
| 6/12/1990 | Indian National Satellite (INSAT-1D) launched. This is an operational multi-purpose communication and meteorology satellite. It is still in service. It was launched by US Delta launch vehicle, Kennedy Space Centre in Florida, USA. |
| 6/1/1997 | New postal rates effective; post card-25 p, inland letter-Re.1, envelope-Rs.2 and Registration-Rs.10. |
| 3/20/1992 | Satyajit Ray, veteran film producer and director, was presented the 'Bharat Ratna' Award at Calcutta. |
| 6/12/1960 | 783 Sikhs are arrested while demonstrating for an independent Sikh state in New Delhi. |
| 2/20/1992 | Pandit Gauri Shankar, famous dance director in Hindi films, passed away. |
| 4/13/1997 | Anand wins Dos Hermanas chess crown. |
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