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Historical Event on 5/25/1915
Mahatma Gandhi established Sabarmati Ashram near Ahmedabad.
Other Historical Dates and Events |
6/23/1997 | Acharya Tulsi, the founder of Terapanthi sector in Jainism, died. (20-10-98). |
6/1/1993 | Speaker disqualifies four Ajit group MPs. |
9/5/1846 | Sir Charles Metkaf, Governor General of East India Company, died. |
12/21/1921 | Praphulchandra Natwarlal Bhagwati, justice of Supreme Court, was born. |
10/15/1997 | Arundhati Roy (37), Delhi-based author wins Britain's most prestigious literary award 'Booker Prize' for her novel "The God of Small Things' |
1/1/1891 | Sampurnanand, Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, was born. |
11/17/1994 | North Eastern Council decides to include Sikkim in the Council. |
11/17/1994 | Amir Timur of Timur Lang invaded India with 92 squadrons of horses and 90,000 cavalry and reached the banks of Sindhu river near Atak city (now in Pakistan). He then attacked Delhi because its Muslim Sultanate was too tolerant of Hindu idolatry. A Mongolian follower of Sufism, he was one of the most ruthless of all conquerors. Timur crossed the Indus River at Attock (now in Pakistan) on 24 September 1398. |
10/28/1997 | Cabinet permits RBI to issue rupee notes of 1000 denomination. |
11/11/1994 | The Supreme Court stays Karnataka Reservation Act. |
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