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Historical Event on 2/25/1938

Farokh Manekshaw Engineer, great Indian cricket wicket-keeper (1961-75), was born in Bombay.

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2/19/1993German Chancellor Helmut Kohl receives the Jawaharlal Nehru Award for International Understanding from the President.
3/10/1998B. B. Lyngdoh of the United Democratic Party is sworn in Chief Minister of Meghalaya. The 12-day-old Congress(I) Ministry resigned following the failure of the party nominee to be elected as Speaker.
6/24/1961Indian Manufactured Supersonic fighter HF24 flew took to air for the first time.
4/25/1955Syed Mohammad Zamin Ali, great educationist, poet, editor, writer, professor and founder-member of the Hindustani Academy, passed away.
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