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Historical Event on 10/25/1990

Captain Sangma, first Chief Minister of Meghalaya, died.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/3/1767Colonel Smith was defeated in the battle of Changama that took place between the combined forces of Nizam and Hyder Ali and the British army. This was the first war of Mysore. The British concluded a humiliating peace with Hyder Ali of Mysore.
1/23/1972Bootlegger sells wood alcohol to wedding party; 100 die in New Delhi.
2/8/1921Chamber prince of a Royal Proclamation was inaugurated.
9/5/1967Central Hindi Committee constituted under the chairmanship of the Prime Minister.
10/30/1924Word Saving Day.
1/4/1932Mahatma Gandhi and other members of his All-India National Congress are back in jail again. After the collapse of the London conference, British authorities cracked down even harder on Gandhi and his followers, and the Mahatma urged Indians to increase their acts of civil disobedience. ""Wake up from sleep,"" Gandhi said as he ordered a boycott of British goods. ""Discard foreign cloth. Discard narcotics. Discard violence. Defy all orders calculated to crush the national spirit."" The government declared Gandhi's Congress an illegal organization. Under new laws, even peaceful picketing is illegal. The Congress party responded to the crackdown by recruiting more followers and striking more plants.
7/19/1994The Tamil Nadu Bill for continuance of the 69\% reservation policy in the state receives the President's assent.
7/25/1977Neelam Sanjiva Reddy became the sixth President of India. His held this office till July 25, 1982.
8/15/1947Paramveer Chakra, Mahaveer Chakra, Veer Chakra instituted as 'Awards for Gallantry'.
7/2/1905Shantiswaroop Dhavan, former Governor of West Bengal, was born.