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Historical Event on 11/25/1999
Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam is appointed Principal Scientific Advisor to the Government of India.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 7/8/1996 | T.N. Seshan, Chief Election Commissioner, wins Magsaysay award. |
| 8/28/1904 | First car rally between Calcutta to Barakpur held. |
| 2/18/1992 | Sikh extremists murder 17 people in Punjab. |
| 7/30/1947 | The part of Kashmir, North West Frontier Provience (NWFP), was swallowed up by Pakistan. The formality of raising the flag being done in November. |
| 4/18/1898 | Damodar Hari Chapekar, India's first revolutionary, was hanged in the Yervada Central Jail. He was punished for killing the Rand and Ayrest British Officials. |
| 1/18/1972 | Vinod Ganpat Kambli, cricketer (prolific Indian batsman 1993-), was born in Bombay. |
| 1/12/1901 | Umashankar Dikshit, senior leader of Indira Congress, was born. |
| 11/27/1976 | Gajanan Tryambak Madkholkar, famous journalist, novelist and critic, passed away. |
| 5/7/1889 | Dr. Narayan Subbarao Hardikar, freedom fighter, journalist and Padmabhushan awardee, was born. |
| 1/26/1919 | Mohammad Cazzambhoy Ibrahim Khan, cricketer (batted in 4 Tests India vs West Indies 1948-49), was born in Bombay. |
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