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Historical Event on 5/25/1996

Kathapurushan' wins best film national award.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/10/1991Anantrao Laxmanrao Kulmarni, editor of monthly magzine 'Sajjangad' and weekly 'Samarth', died.
9/26/1991Ordinance to amend MRTP Act and the Companies Act totally removes pre-entry restrictions on new industrial houses and expansion of the existing ones.
4/8/1997India creates history by entering the semi-finals of the 12th Jawaharlal Nehru Gold Cup international football series for the first time after holding Ghana 2-2 at Kochi.
3/1/1905Karmaveer Bhausaheb Hire was born.
12/9/1658Dutch troops occupy harbour city Quilon (Coilan), India.
12/5/1946Dada Maharaj Satarkar passed away.
4/18/1898Damodar Hari Chapekar, India's first revolutionary, was hanged in the Yervada Central Jail. He was punished for killing the Rand and Ayrest British Officials.
3/12/1972Vote gives Indira Gandhi 70 \% of regional seats.
1/26/1997Government prohibits manual scavenging and construction of dry latrines in six states (AP, Goa, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Tripura, West Bengal) and all UTs.
4/11/1856Lievens Constantly, Flemish missionary in India, was born.