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Historical Event on 12/25/1964

Indian Ocean hurricane kills 4,000 in Ceylon, 3,000 in Indian province of Madras.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/17/1990S. Bangarappa sworn in as CM of Karnataka following revocation of President's rule.
9/29/19641,000 people were killed as a reservoir burst.
8/8/2000S.Nijalingappa (97), former Karnataka Chief Minister, died at his residence in Chitradurga.
3/9/1997Bezawada Gopala Reddy, 89, former Union Minister and former Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, died.
11/12/1959Keshavrao Marutirao Jedhe, great leader of Harijans and farmers, passed away.
11/7/1990Lawrence Durrell, great Indian English and author (Mount Olive), passed away at the age of 78.
12/31/1861Cherrapunji in Assam received rainfall of 22,990 mm in 1861. This was a world record in itself as no other country or place had received rains to such an extent.
8/15/1969Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) formed under Department of Atomic Energy.
11/18/1991In the by-elections, Congress gets 8 Lok Sabha seats and suffers rout in UP assembly, while BJP gets absolute majority.
1/18/1978Shri Bhim Sen Sachar, freedom fighter, leader and Chief Minister of Punjab, passed away.