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Historical Event on 12/25/1879

Sadhu T.L. Vaswani (1879-1966), altruistic Sindhi poet and servant of God, who found several Hindu missions in India and seven Mira Educational Institutions in his lifetime, was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/6/1927First Indian Cinematograph Enquiry Committee, under the chairmanship of Diwan Bahadur T. Rangachariar, was appointed by the Government.
3/25/1920Sardar Sambhaji Chandrojirao Angre, politician and farmer, was born.
8/5/1909Dwijhans Kalika Prasad Dixit, great poet and educationist, was born at Gram Dedani in Uttar Pradesh.
1/1/1985Doordarshan starts Malayalam telecast from Trivandrum.
10/5/1990Parliament passed the 76th Amendment Bill to extend President's rule in Punjab for another six months from November 10, 1990.
10/6/1935Jeevan D. Ghosh, cricket Test umpire from 1978-91, was born in Bengal. He has the distinction of having the longest umpiring career of 32 years in India.
11/21/1991An Inter Governmental Coference on Youth Tourism, held for first time, was hosted by the Government of India under the aegis of the World Tourism Organisation. (18-11-91).
8/19/1903Gangadhar Devram Khanolkar, biographer and critic, was born.
4/11/1993Tamil Nadu and Karnataka decide to form a joint task force to nab Veerappan and announces a reward of Rs. 40 lakh for his capture.
3/29/1970Union Government revises the percentage of reservation in service for SC\STs from 12.5\% to 15\%. Orders to be effective from 25 March.