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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
5/4/1960Washington, Ike signs wheat pact with India for largest U.S. food sale.
11/28/1990President's rule imposed in Assam. Assembly kept in suspended animation. United Liberation Front of Assam and National Socialist Council of Nagaland banned.
2/1/1944Arun Tikekar, editor and writer, was born.
7/20/1898Krishna Kanta Handique, great linguist, educationist, principal of J.B. College and Padma Bhushan awardee, was born at Jorhat.
4/4/1932Rameshchandra Gangaram Nadkarni alias ""Bapu Nadkarni"", cricketer (economical Indian slow left-armer 1956-68), was born in Nasik, Maharashtra.
6/6/1982Devraj Ars, former Chief Minister of Karnataka, passed away.
12/17/1910Keki Khursedji Tarapore, cricketer (0-72 in his only Test for India), was born in Bombay.
6/20/1948Lord Mountbatten resigns as the Governor General of Indian Union.
3/29/1849Maharaj Dulip Singh left the throne of Punjab that once belonged to his late father Ranjit Singh and was then occupied by the East India Company. The Britishers had captured it after defeating the Sikh Army at Amritsar.
6/12/1970Gopinath Kaviraj, Padmavibhushan awardee and critic, passed away.