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25-January-1824 Micheal Madhusudan Dutta, Bengali poet and dramatist, was born in Sagardari village of Jessore district.

25-January-1856 Battle of Seattle; skirmish between settlers & Indians.

25-January-1880 Brahmo Samaj of modernisation and fraternity amongst religions Nababidhan Keshab Chandra Sen introduced.

25-January-1914 Gandhi reaches agreement with South African Union govt. on treatment of Indian nationals at South Africa.

25-January-1917 Captain P.K. Sahgal, freedom fighter who attended Indian Military Academy course at Dehradun, was born at Hoshiarpur.

25-January-1930 Mehdi Baqer, great educationist, was born at Faizabad in UP.

25-January-1932 Rammanohar Vishnunarayan Tripathi, great social worker and political leader of Maharashtra, was born.

25-January-1948 French India Peoples' Convention, Pondicherry, passed a resolution for complete merger of the French India with the Dominion of India. - G. V. Mavlankar was elected the first Speaker of the Indian Parliament.

25-January-1950 The post of the Governor General of India was abolished.

25-January-1954 Manabendranath Roy, famous leader of socialist revolution, passed away at Dehradun.

25-January-1957 Kashmir becomes Indian state.

25-January-1971 Himachal Pradesh High Court was established at Shimla for Himachal Pradesh Territory.

25-January-1971 Himachal Pradesh becomes a full-fledged 18th Indian Union state.

25-January-1976 Surinder Amarnath scores 124 on Test debut during India vs New Zealand at Auckland.

25-January-1980 Awards regarding Public Honour were re-started by Goverment of India; Mother Teresa was honoured by Bharat Ratna, Padma Vibhushan, etc.

25-January-1983 Bharat Ratna, India's highest award, was given to Acharya Vinobha Bhave (Posthumous) (1895-1982).

25-January-1983 Telugu Desam swept to power in Andhra Pradesh.

25-January-1988 Bharat Ratna, India's highest award, was given to Dr. Marudu Gopalan Ramachandran, MGR (Posthumous) (1917-1987).

25-January-1989 Congress-I ministry headed by S. C. Jamir assumes office in Nagaland.

25-January-1989 Motilal Vora sworn in as CM of Madhya Pradesh.

25-January-1992 Bharat Ratna, India's highest award, was given to Jehangir Ratanji Dadabhai Tata (1904-1993).

25-January-1992 Swaran Singh and Vajpayee awarded 'Padma Vibhushan'.

25-January-1994 Mine fire at Asansol India, kills 55.

25-January-1995 India and South Africa sign three pacts to forge special ties.

25-January-1999 Dr. R. Chidambaram, nuclear scientist, among the 14 distinguished personalities chosen for Padma Vibhushan. Sachin Tendulkar and Ruskin Bond get Padma Shri.

25-January-2000 The Centre begins the process of privatising the country's domestic carrier, Indian Airlines, and also approves the sale of majority equity in Modern Foods India Limited.

25-January-2000 The Government awards Padma Vibhushan to R.K. Narayan, Dr.M.S. Gill; Padma Bhushan for Rajnikant and Padmashri for A.R. Rehman.

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25-January-1824	Micheal Madhusudan Dutta, Bengali poet and dramatist, was born in Sagardari village of Jessore district.
25-January-1856	Battle of Seattle; skirmish between settlers & Indians.
25-January-1880	Brahmo Samaj of modernisation and fraternity amongst religions Nababidhan Keshab Chandra Sen introduced.
25-January-1914	Gandhi reaches agreement with South African Union govt. on treatment of Indian nationals at South Africa.
25-January-1917	Captain P.K. Sahgal, freedom fighter who attended Indian Military Academy course at Dehradun, was born at Hoshiarpur.
25-January-1930	Mehdi Baqer, great educationist, was born at Faizabad in UP.
25-January-1932	Rammanohar Vishnunarayan Tripathi, great social worker and political leader of Maharashtra, was born.
25-January-1948	French India Peoples' Convention, Pondicherry, passed a resolution for complete merger of the French India with the Dominion of India. - G. V. Mavlankar was elected the first Speaker of the Indian Parliament.
25-January-1950	The post of the Governor General of India was abolished.
25-January-1954	Manabendranath Roy, famous leader of socialist revolution, passed away at Dehradun.
25-January-1957	Kashmir becomes Indian state.
25-January-1971	Himachal Pradesh High Court was established at Shimla for Himachal Pradesh Territory.
25-January-1971	Himachal Pradesh becomes a full-fledged 18th Indian Union state.
25-January-1976	Surinder Amarnath scores 124 on Test debut during India vs New Zealand at Auckland.
25-January-1980	Awards regarding Public Honour were re-started by Goverment of India; Mother Teresa was honoured by Bharat Ratna, Padma Vibhushan, etc.
25-January-1983	Bharat Ratna, India's highest award, was given to Acharya Vinobha Bhave (Posthumous) (1895-1982).
25-January-1983	Telugu Desam swept to power in Andhra Pradesh.
25-January-1988	Bharat Ratna, India's highest award, was given to Dr. Marudu Gopalan Ramachandran, MGR (Posthumous) (1917-1987).
25-January-1989	Congress-I ministry headed by S. C. Jamir assumes office in Nagaland.
25-January-1989	Motilal Vora sworn in as CM of Madhya Pradesh.
25-January-1992	Bharat Ratna, India's highest award, was given to Jehangir Ratanji Dadabhai Tata (1904-1993).
25-January-1992	Swaran Singh and Vajpayee awarded 'Padma Vibhushan'.
25-January-1994	Mine fire at Asansol India, kills 55.
25-January-1995	India and South Africa sign three pacts to forge special ties.
25-January-1999	Dr. R. Chidambaram, nuclear scientist, among the 14 distinguished personalities chosen for Padma Vibhushan. Sachin Tendulkar and Ruskin Bond get Padma Shri.
25-January-2000	The Centre begins the process of privatising the country's domestic carrier, Indian Airlines, and also approves the sale of majority equity in Modern Foods India Limited.
25-January-2000	The Government awards Padma Vibhushan to R.K. Narayan, Dr.M.S. Gill; Padma Bhushan for Rajnikant and Padmashri for A.R. Rehman.