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Historical Event on 12/25/1964

Anil Kaul, Canadian badminton player (Olympics-96), was born in Amritsar, India.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/15/1888Gopal Ganesh Agarkar started daily newspaper 'Sudharak'.
5/5/1930Gandhiji was arrested and imprisoned without trial. As a result there was ''hartal'' (strike)all over India. Over 100,000 people were jailed before the end of the year.
3/22/199957 prisoners in Indian and Pakistan jails are repatriated to their respective motherlands at the Attari-Wagah joint checkpost on the border in Amristar district.
1/3/1922Kirat Chothairam Babani, versatile Sindhi Writer and Journalist, was born.
4/12/1801William Carey fort was appointed the Professor of Bengali Language in fort at William College, Calcutta.
10/1/1854Postal stamp introduced in India. These lithographed stamps were of denominations of half anna and one anna. These stamps bore the Head of Queen Victoria with India at top and value at bottom. The half anna stamp was printed between May 5 to July 29 and printing of one anna stamp commenced on July 26.
6/5/1999The Army releases documents seized from three Pakistani soldiers in the Batalik sector to substantiate its claim that Pakistan regulars are involved in the Kargil conflict.
8/20/1997Premananda, self-styled godman, sentenced by Pudukottai district and sessions court to life imprisonment for two terms and a fine of Rs. 66.4 lakhs for rape of 13 inmates of his ashram and murder of a male inmate.
3/17/1905Narsinghcharya Purohit Tirunarayan Iyyangar, famous Kannad poet, music director and critic, was born.
1/1/1874The first women magazine ""Bola Bodhini"" was published.