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Historical Event on 3/25/1609
Henry Hudson embarks on an exploration for Dutch East India Co. at Pulicat.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 9/3/1906 | Prithviraj Kapoor, veteran film actor, was born in Peshawar. His first film was 'Challenge' (1929). He is the founder of Prithvi Theatre in Bombay. He is remembered for his immortal role of Akbar is film 'Mugul-E-Azam'. |
| 12/11/1999 | Gopalakrishna Gandhi, former High Commissioner to South Africa, is conferred the honorary doctorate by the University of Natal, Durban, South Africa. |
| 8/13/1951 | First test flight of 'Hindustan Trainer-2' (H.T.2) which was indigenously designed and manufactured in India. |
| 8/26/1967 | Dilawar Hussain, cricketer (Indian wicket-keeper in the 1930's), passed away. |
| 8/15/1990 | India successfully test fires 'Akash', an advanced medium range surface to air missile. |
| 1/15/1898 | Nanasaheb Ramji Tawde, educationist and scientist, was born at Taluq Malvan, Maharashtra. |
| 4/28/1993 | Troops storm police complex in Srinagar and free officials from the rebelling 2000 policemen. |
| 2/13/1984 | Indira Gandhi, Prime Minister, inaugurated the first manufacturing work of Indian Submarines at Mazgaon Dock, Bombay. |
| 3/23/1986 | The first women's company of Central Reserve Police Force camp was raised in Durgapur. |
| 9/24/1934 | Arvind Laxman Apte, right-hand batsman, was born in Mumbai. |
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