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Historical Event on 1/25/1957
Kashmir becomes Indian state.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 10/30/1928 | Madhav Vinayak Gothoskar, cricket Test umpire for 14 tests from 1972-84, was born in Mumbai. |
| 3/27/1992 | India signs Friendship Treaty with Ukraine. |
| 10/5/1949 | A. K. Pillai, great social reformer and politician, died. |
| 5/17/1949 | India decided with only one dissent vote to remain within the Commonwealth of Nations. |
| 5/30/1977 | Express Train fell into Beki river in Assam killing 44 persons. |
| 3/3/1891 | Office of Superintendent of Immigration (Treasury Dept) created. |
| 9/21/1857 | Bahadurshah Jafar - II surrendered against the British troops. |
| 10/27/1997 | UP ministry expanded by inducting 70 new members thus taking the total number of a record 93 members. |
| 8/1/1920 | Under the leadership of Gandhi, the non-cooperation movement was launched against Lord Chelmsford. ""Firmness in truth,"" was his strategy of noncooperation and non-violence against India's Christian British rulers. Later, he resolved to wear only 'dhoti' to preserve homespun cotton and simplicity, followed with grassroots agitation. This began with renunciation of honorary titles like 'Sir' given by the British. Thereafter, it was followed by the boycott of legislatures, elections and other Government works. Foreign clothes were burnt and Khadi became a symbol of freedom. The movement was a great success despite firing and arrests. By the end of 1921, all important national leaders, except Gandhi, were in jail, along with 3000 others. However, in February 1922, at Chaurichaura, Uttar Pradesh, violence erupted and Gandhi called off the movement. He was imprisoned and the movement was over. |
| 10/9/1999 | Sunil Kumar and Sai Jayalakshmy won the men's and women's titles respectively in the National Tennis championship in Delhi. Akshay Vishal Rao emerged boys' under-18 champion. |
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