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Historical Event on 9/25/1936

Juliet Prowse, actress (Who Killed Teddy Bear) and dancer, was born in Bombay, India.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/13/1949Maharashtra Granthalay Sangh was established.
6/17/1991Bharat Ratna, India's highest award, was given to Rajiv Gandhi (Posthumous) (1944-1991).
12/20/2000The Government accepts the Eleventh Finance Commission recommendation to extend grants to all the States from the Incentive Fund.
4/30/1947The entire nation is stirred by religious strife.
11/5/1945Case was filed against the Azad Hind Army Soldiers at Red Fort in Delhi.
1/18/1995The 4-nation non-official initiative on Arms Reduction and Disarmament concludes with Goa Declaration (also called Shanghai-II).
8/11/1999The last total solar eclipse of the millenium was seen in northern parts of India and France. This eclipse lasted for 2 min and 23 sec.
7/18/1980Second Experimental launch of Space Launch Vehicle -3 (SLV-3) by Indian made 35 kilogram Rohini satellite (RS-1) successfully placed in orbit. It was used for measuring in-flight performance of second experimental launch of SLV-3. The launch took from Sriharikota and India became the sixth nation to put a satellite into orbit.
1/12/1993Police firing at 15 places in Bombay; four foreign militants arrested.
11/30/1994Mrinalini Desai, freedom fighter and famous litterateur, died.