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Historical Event on 8/25/1975

Bundelkhand University was established in Uttar Pradesh.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/29/1961New All India Muslim League was established.
8/11/1908Khudiram Bose was hanged on this day in Central Jail at Mujaffarpur, Bihar at the age of 19 years. He along with Prafulla Chaki had planned to bomb the carriage supposed to be carrying Kingsford, unfortunately he was betrayed and was caught and finally was sentenced to death and hanged. This day is observed as ""Martyr's Day"" in memory of the great freedom fighter. Even today the soul stirring songs composed in his honour are sung by Bengali folk-singers.
11/18/1988Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev arrives in Delhi on a three-day visit.
12/9/1989Shyama Charan Shukla sworn in as Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh.
10/18/2000Ram Vilas Paswan, Union Communications Minister, announces relief for phone users. New links to cost Rs. 2,000 in urban areas and Rs. 500 in rural areas.
5/28/1978The kiss comes to the Hindi screen in 'Love Sublime,' and is seen as a sign of what the govt. calls greater 'creative freedom,' after Indira Gandhi's authoritarian rule at Bombay.
9/10/1999Top seeds Bhupathi and Paes finished runners-up in the US Open doubles, losing to Sebastien Lareau and Alex O'Brien in the final.
8/10/1994President's rule in J&K extended for another 6 months beginning 3rd Sept.
10/18/1983Vijay Manjrekar, cricketer 55 Tests for India, 3208 runs @ 39.12, died.
5/9/1907Two thousand dacoits riot in eastern Bengal.