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Historical Event on 8/25/1981

Sharad Pawar, Maharashtra leader, elected the President of Congress.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/2/1994Gandhi Peace Prize instituted on the lines of Nobel Peace Prize on the great leader's 125th birth anniversary.
12/25/1771Shah Alam II sat on the Throne of Dehli. Marathas captured Delhi and induced Shah Alam to return to Delhi after an absence of 18 years from the captial.
4/23/1858Pandita Ramabai, social reformer and philosopher, was born in the State of Mysore.
4/5/1990Lok Sabha passes the Punjab Bill.
10/3/1996National Conference swept back to power in J & K with a landslide victory.
1/14/1995The 5th Pay Commission suggests trimming of bureaucracy.
1/14/1995Shahaji Raje Bhosale, father of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, was born.
3/15/1831First Marathi Almanac (Panchang) started by Ganpat Krishnaji.
12/1/1921Des Raj Kalia, great librarian, was born at Fazilka, Punjab.
2/18/1996Kenya's first full One Day International Cricket match at Cricket World Cup vs India. Tendulkar scored 127* and India won over Kenya.