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Historical Event on 11/25/1984

Yashwantrao B. Chavhan, first Chief Minister of Maharashtra and former Deputy Prime Minister, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/2/1996Tamil Maanila Congress (Moopanar) party registered and recognised.
12/16/1999Bill on Cyber law is introduced in the Lok Sabha.
8/20/1955Jawaharlal Nehru breaks off relations with the Portuguese after the invasion of Goa by Indian nationalists.
11/6/1952Dipal Jayant Tilak, journalist and editor, was born.
5/6/1971D. Sen became the director of Central Bureau of Investigation (till 29/03/77).
3/3/1978Origin of Saka Era (India).
9/25/1857Lucknow relief by Havelock & Outram begins.
12/5/1950Sikkim becomes a protectorate of India.
10/31/1984Indira Gandhi, India's four-time prime minister, was gunned down by two members of her personal security guard as she walked from her home to her office in New Delhi. She died after four hours of emergency surgery. The only daughter of former Prime Minister Nehru was 66. Both of her attackers were identified as members of the Sikh religion. One was shot dead. The other was captured. Sikh extremists had threatened to kill Ms. Gandhi since she ordered the raid on their shrine in Amritsar. She had told an interviewer that she was not intimidated by the threats. 'I am not afraid,' she said. 'I am frequently attacked.'
2/2/1982Mohanlal Purushottamdas Sukhadia, Chief Minister of Rajasthan, freedom fighter, passed away. He was the Chief Minister of Rajasthan from 1954-1971. He introduced Panchayati Raj in Rajasthan and worked for its industrialisation also.