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Historical Event on 1/25/1994

Mine fire at Asansol India, kills 55.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/20/1979Indian premier Charan Singh resigns.
2/16/1944Dadasaheb Phalke passed away in Nasik at the age of 74. He is remembered as the 'Father of Indian Cinema'. He produced India's first feature Film, 'Raja Harishchandra'. He was Director, Producer, Writer, Editor & Laboratorian. Dada Saheb Phalke Award issued by Government of India is given in his memory.
8/11/1893First Hindu-Muslim riots in Maharashtra.
9/19/2000Karnam Malleswari becomes the first Indian woman to win an Olympic medal (bronze) at the Sydney Olympics.
1/21/1956Strikes and demonstrations held in Bihar and Orissa in protest of the government's intention to revise state boundaries.
11/19/1978Gavaskar gets twin cricket tons for India for second time.
4/8/1929Bhagat Singh and Batukeshwar Dutt threw two bombs on the Assembly Hall.
6/18/1979Sri Lanka beat India by 47 runs in Cricket World Cup upset.
2/12/1995The 3-phase-budget session begins with the address of President Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma in the joint sitting of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha.
2/12/1995The first ship of the Dutch East India Company returned from Far East.