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Historical Event on 11/25/1962

Dasganu (Ganesh Dattatreya Sahastrabuddhe), modern Marathi saint and poet, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/11/1913Waman Ganesh Talwalkar, Marathi journalist and story writer, was born.
12/7/1992Religious riots swept across India in the wake of the destruction of the ancient Babri Masjid mosque by rampaging Hindu fanatics in the northern Indian town of Ayodhya yesterday. More than 800 people had been killed and hundreds injured as Muslim and Hindu mobs stabbed, shooted and beat each other. The violence had thrown the government into chaos and had spilled into the neighboring states of Pakistan and Bangladesh. The army had been called out to restore order in Bombay, where street battles left 41 dead. The stock market had been closed down and Parliament forced to adjourn. Advani quit as the leader of opposition in the Lok Sabha.
4/30/1888Hailsones kill 246 in Moradabad.
7/17/1947Ramdas Coastal Steamer sank off Bombay claiming 550 lives.
9/17/1954India outlaws bigamy.
9/27/199573 people died in a coal mine accident in Gaslitand in Dhanbad district, Bihar, when flood water leaked into the mine.
8/12/1991Parliament passes the Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (prevention) amendment bill.
11/9/1999Prof. Romila Thapar, historian, is elected to the highest British academic honour.
8/30/1989Anti-government riots leave at least 11 dead.
3/22/2000India's first third generation satellite 'Insat-3B' put in orbit by Europe's latest Ariane-5 rocket from Kourou in French Guyana.