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Historical Event on 8/25/1996

194 pilgrims die of cold at the cave temples of Amarnath .

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/23/1978The motto ""Shastra se Shakti"" (Strength though arms) in Hindi written in Devengiri script was approved by the President of India as the motto of the Army Ordnance Corps.The original corps motto of the Ordnance corps was ""Usa Tela Tananti"" found in the arms of the board of Ordnance. This was translated to mean ""To the thunder his arms"". The corps song titled ""Ayudh Corps Mahan"" was introduced for the first time in 4th re-union of the Army Ordnance Corps. The song is to be played or sung ""within unit lines only"", during purely Regimental functions.
11/25/1984Yashwantrao B. Chavhan, first Chief Minister of Maharashtra and former Deputy Prime Minister, passed away.
11/27/1962Britain agreed to supply arms to India.
10/26/1952Pakistan's first Test cricket win vs India. Fazal Mahmood took 12 wkts .
1/11/1993Communal violence in Bombay and Ahmedabad spreads; By-elections postponed.
1/26/1927Laxman Madhav Katre, former Indian Air Chief Marshall, was born.
10/13/1999Atal Krishna Bihari Vajpayee became the Prime Minister of India.
3/1/1997India `A' blanks Sri Lanks 5-0 in the inaugural tennis `Tests' in Delhi.
1/4/1999Karnataka's Farah Khan made it three-in-a-row in the National ladies billiards championship in Delhi.
8/2/1987Vishwanathan Anand becomes the first Asian to win the World Junior Chess championship.