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Historical Event on 5/25/1996

Kathapurushan' wins best film national award.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/7/1998India wins Singer-Akai Nidahas Trophy defeating Sri Lanka by six runs in the final at Colombo. New Zealand was the third team in the fray.
9/7/1968Benipuri Sharma, famous Hindi novelist, died.
4/14/1995India beats Sri Lanka to win the Asia Cricket Cup final in Sharjah.
8/18/1985Assam Assembly dissolved (18).
3/15/1831First Marathi Almanac (Panchang) started by Ganpat Krishnaji.
10/18/1997Prince Philip switches on the internet version of Malayala Manorama and The Week at Kochi.
10/21/2000Seema Antil becomes the first Indian ever to win a global title by bagging a gold medal in disc throw in the World Junior Athletic championship in Santiago.
5/17/1993Visiting Israeli Foreign Minister Shimon Peres signs an MOU with his Indian counterpart to end nearly 4 decades of inactivity in bilateral relation.
4/7/1997NAM foreign ministers two-day conference begins in New Delhi.
11/9/1997Film Federation of India chooses Malayalam film 'Guru' as official entry for Oscar awards.