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Historical Event on 8/25/1996

194 pilgrims die of cold at the cave temples of Amarnath .

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/16/1971David Jude Johnson, cricketer (Karnataka fast bowler, India 1996), was born in Arasikere.
3/22/1977Indira Gandhi-led Indian National Congress party lost the 6th general election of India. She resigned as Pime Minister of India.
1/14/1938Belur Math, new temple, was consecrated in Calcutta.
5/26/1935Swami Mrigendra Channaya, great Social Scientist in Maharashtra, was born.
7/12/1996Bail granted to Harshad Mehta, prime accused in the securities scam.
2/16/1931Viceroy Lord Irwin meets Mahatma Gandhi for the first time.
4/17/1675Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj attacked the Fonda fort and won Karwar.
8/5/1921Malhi Govind, modern Sindhi novelist, was born.
8/13/1784East India Company was appointed as the centralised Regulatory Authority through India by Pitt's India Act, which was accepted in British Parliament in England.
1/4/1909Prabhakar Padhye, modern Marathi litterateur, was born.