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Historical Event on 8/25/1969

Vivek Upendra Krishna Razdan, cricket pace bowler (Indian Test 1989-90), was born in Delhi.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/24/1938Piloo Dara Reporter, cricket test umpire for 10 tests from 1984-87, was born in Mumbai. He was the first ever test umpire to be invited in a foreign country along with V. K. Ramaswamy also of India.
2/17/1948Gorkha Rifles Battalion Group (INDBATT) unit was re-designated as the 5th Battalion the 8th Gorkha Rifles (the Sirmoor Rifles).
5/1/1958Bell, 47 G3, the flight was upgraded to a helicopter unit with a Sqn Ldr as its Commanding Officer.
8/12/1997Bar Council of India debars full-time law teachers from practising as lawyers.
10/19/1929Balbir Singh, India field hockey player (Olympic gold 1948-56), was born.
8/1/1957National Book Trust inaugurated.
12/7/1979Ramandeep Singh Gill, Soccer(Football) player, was born in Oslo, Norway.
5/30/1919Rabindranath Tagore returned back the honour as a protest against the Jallianwala Bagh massacre.
10/23/1934Gandhi resigns as leader of the All India Congress.
9/29/1708British East India Company and New East India company merged.