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Historical Event on 2/25/1999

The curtains came down on the fifth National Games. Manipur won the overall championship while swimmers Nisha Millet of Karnataka and Sebastian Xavier of Kerala were adjudged the best sportswoman and sportsman respectively.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/4/1990Lata Mangeshkar wins 1989 Dada Saheb Phalke award.
12/9/1999Several MPs in the Lok Sabha demand resignation of the CBI chief in the Priyadarshini Matto murder case.
11/8/1997India lifts Asia Cup tennis title in Delhi.
11/5/1951Western Railways and Central Railways were formed in Bombay; seperate Time Tables were setup.
1/22/1922Shanta Buddhisagar, famous Marathi writer, was born.
1/11/1990R. Shekhar became the director of Central Bureau of Investigation (till 14/12/90).
7/26/1933Gandhiji went back to Sabarmati Ashram after his release from jail.
8/1/1920Bipin Chandra Pal opposed to the Non Co-operation Movement and retired from politics, but movement was approved by Congress.
3/29/1952India enters into a war with Japan.
5/28/1964A slow-moving funeral cortege containing the body of Jawaharlal Nehru inched through the streets of New Delhi today. A million and a half Indians lined the route to pay final respects to their beloved leader.