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Historical Event on 12/25/1994
Giani Zail Singh, former President of India, died in Chandigarh at the age of 78.

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7/10/1949	Sunil Manohar Gavaskar, great Indian cricket player (opener, 10,122 Test runs), was born in Bombay. He has received Arjun Award (1975) and Padma Bhushan (1980).
8/9/1966	Heroes of the 1942 movement were honoured at a rally in Red Fort.
8/9/1966	Mughals capture Ahmednagar.
3/5/1948	C. Rajagopalachari appointed the first Indian Governor General to succeed Lord Mountbatten on 21 June.
1/20/1949	Junagarh formally merged with Saurashtra.
5/28/1978	The kiss comes to the Hindi screen in 'Love Sublime,' and is seen as a sign of what the govt. calls greater 'creative freedom,' after Indira Gandhi's authoritarian rule at Bombay.
8/1/1970	Bhopal University was established.
2/26/1984	Satellite Insat 1-B dedicated to the nation by Prime Minister Indira Gandhi.
2/16/1942	The third IAF unit to operate the Lysander was No.4 Squadron, formed with four aircraft on 16 February 1942. This squadron was to continue to operate the Westland aircraft until it too was re-equipped with the Hurricane in June 1943.
9/9/1949	Hindi was accepted as the national language of India.

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Historical Event on 12/25/1994 Giani Zail Singh, former President of India, died in Chandigarh at the age of 78.

Historical Event on 12/25/1994
Giani Zail Singh, former President of India, died in Chandigarh at the age of 78.