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Historical Event on 8/25/1917

The first significant step towards the Indianization of the Army was initiated when seven selected Indians, serving in the Army, were granted King's Commission in the Infantry and the Cavalry. Before the World War ended, two more Indians, who previously held temporary commissions, were granted King's Commission.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/21/1959Chinese and Indian troops clash on Ladakh border.
9/23/1980Indira Gandhi gains power to imprison without trial.
5/15/1998Pandit Ravi Shankar, Sitar maestro, receives the 1998 Polar music award.
10/28/1962US pledges to rush arms to India.
2/9/1989Sanjay Khan, actor-director, critically injured in a fire accident.
10/12/1935Shivraj Vishwanath Patil, former Speaker of Lok Sabha, was born
3/24/1981Bombay beat Delhi by an innings and 46 runs to win the Ranji Trophy.
3/26/1987Hyderabad beat Delhi on first innings to win the Ranji Trophy.
10/6/1927The first independent film processing laboratory, Atmanand Laboratory, was set up by Narayanrao alias Dhanjibhai K. Desai at Bombay.
10/6/1927Nizam Shah became the Sultan of Dehli.