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Historical Event on 2/25/1998

Tendulkar's first first-class 204* for Mumbai vs Australia.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/3/1947Indian National Trade Union Congress Intak was established.
9/14/1953Andhra Pradesh was established. Hyderabad became the capital instead of Karnul.
1/26/1950India became a Republic within the British Commonwealth and the Indian Air Force dropped its ""Royal"" prefix. At this time, it possessed six fighter squadrons of Spitfires, Vampires and Tempests, operating from Kanpur, Poona, Ambala and Palam, one B-24 bomber squadron, one C-47 Dakota transport squadron, one AOP flight, a communications squadron at Palam and a growing training organisation.
9/26/1975Constitution (39th Amendment) Bill 1975, placing election of the President, Vice President, Prime Minister and Speaker of the Lok Sabha beyond the scrutiny of the judiciary, approved by Parliament.
9/6/1903Russia increases import duties on Indian and Ceylon tea in retaliation for British import policies in Moscow.
5/12/1906Gandhiji support the ""Home Rule"" for India in the name of ''justice and for good of humanity"".
7/15/1992Lucknow High Court stays any construction activity near the disputed temple in Ayodhya.
3/12/1997aspal Rana equals world mark in standard pistol 25m (ISU) event in South Asian shooting in Delhi.
12/28/1688Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb demolishes all temples (around 1,000) in Mathura. (During their reign, Muslim rulers had destroyed roughly 60,000 Hindu temples throughout India, constructing mosques on 3,000 sites).
10/30/1887Sukumar Roy, famous Bengali children's litterateur, was born.