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Historical Event on 8/25/1965
Indian troops cross the Kashmir ceasefire line pursuing Pakistani infiltrators.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 1/20/1988 | Khan Abdul Gafar Khan, follower of Mahatma Gandhi, better known as Sarhadi Gandhi or Frointier Gandhi, passed away. |
| 4/8/1929 | Bhagat Singh and Batukeshwar Dutt threw two bombs on the Assembly Hall. |
| 5/30/1991 | Uma Shankar Dixit (90) passed away. |
| 4/14/1925 | Harisingh Gogumal Kishanchand, cricketer (5 Tests for India 1947-52), was born in Karachi. |
| 5/28/1964 | A slow-moving funeral cortege containing the body of Jawaharlal Nehru inched through the streets of New Delhi today. A million and a half Indians lined the route to pay final respects to their beloved leader. |
| 7/18/1993 | Dr. Banoo Coyaji, 75, gets Magsaysay Award for Public Service. |
| 9/18/1867 | Ganganendranath Tagore, great painter, patriot and artist, was born in Calcutta. |
| 3/21/1939 | Gandhi calls on world to disarm, thinks Hitler would follow. |
| 4/22/1991 | IMF and the World Bank decide to grant $1 billion loan to India. |
| 3/1/1989 | Vasantdada Banduji Patil, former Chief Minister of Maharashtra and Governor of Rajasthan, passed away. |
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