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Historical Event on 12/25/1997

India-Sri Lanka one-day cricket match at Indore abandoned after three overs owing to a bad state of the pitch, which was a rare occurance.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/9/1907Two thousand dacoits riot in eastern Bengal.
1/6/1997Sumita Ghosh (CISF) sets a National junior women's record in the standard rifle 3 position in National shooting.
4/8/1674Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj honoured Hansaji Mohite with the degree of 'Hambirrao' and appointed him as Chief General of his Army.
12/25/1921Mass boycott greets the Prince of Wales when he arrives in Calcutta.
3/1/1917Kartar Singh Duggal, famous author, was born at Dhamyal, Pakistan.
7/29/1987India and Sri Lanka sign peace accord at Colombo in a bid to end the 5-year old ethnic trouble. This stance taken thereafter by the LTTE added several dimensions to the scenario. It was a multi-purpose role that the Navy has been required to play.
12/17/1996Virendrakumar Jain, famous writer, died in Mumbai.
4/9/1993Lt. Gen. B.C. Joshi to be the next army chief.
9/23/1743Sawai Jaising died.
4/4/1951West Germany establishes full diplomatic relations with India.