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Historical Event on 2/25/1987

The Railway Minister announces introduction of 8 superfast trains from April 1.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/19/1936Satydev Dubey, stage artist, was born.
11/15/1830Ram Mohun Roy sailed for England. He was the first Indian Brahmin (then 'Brahmo') to go to England.
12/10/1998Prof. Amartya Sen receives the 1998 Nobel Prize for Economics.
12/4/1990Maharashtra Gomantak Party withdraws support to Goa ministry led by Dr. Luis Proto Barbosa.
12/28/1977Sumitranandan Pant, famous Hindi poet and literaeur, died.
9/5/1990Rajya Sabha approves the Prasar Bharati Bill rejecting by voice vote three motions moved by the Congress(I) to refer the Bill to a joint select committee.
8/28/1997Election Commission orders that no convicted person will be allowed to contest elections even if an appeal against the conviction was pending in a higher court.
2/22/1958Maulana Abul Kalam Azad passed away in New Delhi, India. He was a great leader, great orator, revolutionary and fighter for national freedom. Some of his works which are the masterpieces of the Urdu language are ""Ghubari-Khatir"" and Tadhkirah"". He was Minister of Education in the first Indian Government.
5/23/1975P. S. Bapat, victoria cross winner Lieutenant General, passed away.
4/15/1996Shyam Benegal's film ""The Making of a Mahatma"" released in South Africa.