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Historical Event on 11/25/1992
Mamata Banerjee, Union Minister of State for Sports, resigns to fight Bengal CPM.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 5/8/1963 | Centenary of Indian Red Cross was celebrated. Today is birthday of its founder. |
| 1/1/1955 | Shantiswaroop Bhatnagar, famous Indian Chemical Expert, died. |
| 11/10/1659 | Chhatrapati Shivaji killed Afzal Khan near Pratapgad Fort by a clever but undignified move. |
| 7/10/2000 | Pete Sampras wins his 7th singles Wimbledon title and his 13th Grand Slam title overtaking Roy Emerson's 12 titles. |
| 10/26/1947 | After the tribal column, raping and looting along the way by Pakistani Army continued at Baramulla, 50 kilometres from Srinagar. Maharaja of Jammu & Kashmir Hari Singhji, then, signed the instrument of accession with India and the Indian Armed Forces reacted to the Pakistani Army's infiltration. Great acts of personal gallantry and collective bravery were shown in the Kashmir operations. Major Som Nath Sharma was awarded the PVC, India's highest decoration for valour, and Brigadier Usman, commanding the 50th Parachute Brigade, was awarded the MVC. Both the soldiers were awarded posthumously. |
| 9/15/1860 | M. Visveswarayya, maker of modern Karnataka, was born. He was a notable engineer too. |
| 9/18/1803 | Puri was captured by Britishers from the Marathas without any struggle. |
| 3/19/1999 | Salgaocar emerged National Football League champions in Calcutta with a match to spare. |
| 6/1/1964 | Nava Paisa, established in 1947, was renamed as 'Paisa'. |
| 1/6/1972 | America declared Naval Drill in the Indian Ocean. |
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