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Historical Event on 1/25/1856

Battle of Seattle; skirmish between settlers & Indians.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/10/1922Gandhiji arrested for the first time in Bombay on the charges of sedition at Sabarmati.
11/5/1929Narottam Morarjee, great social reformer and the architect of the modern Indian Shipping, died.
9/24/1997I. K. Gujral, Prime Minister, formally stated India's claim to permanent membership of Security Council at the U.N. General Assembly meeting.
4/16/2000India wins the second leg of the pre-olympic hockey tournament at Perth.
10/13/1911Sister Nivedita, follower of Vivekanand, died.
6/10/1908Mary Clubwala Jadhav, politician and social worker, was born.
3/28/1978Nafisa Joseph, Miss India Universe (1997), was born.
6/6/2000Abhijit Kunte wins the National `A' chess championship at Mumbai.
7/23/1933Jatindra Mohan Sengupta, great leader, lawyer, social worker, freedom fighter, nationalist and president of Bengal Swaraj Party, died at Ranchi. He was addresed by the people of Bengal as 'Deshapriya' (Beloved of the Country).
8/13/1947Riots sweep Lahore in Punjab; mobs stone Gandhi's house.