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Historical Event on 8/25/1997

10,000 people residing in low lying areas in Gujarat shifted to safer places following incessant rains for two days. Death toll mounts to 265.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/21/1996Apang (Legislative Party leader of Arunachal Congress) sworn in as Arunachal Pradesh chief minister again.
8/17/1911Y.R. Lokurkar, senior journalist, was born.
6/5/1989Missile `Trishul' tested successfully.
3/26/1969Vikram Rathour, cricketer (Indian Test opening batsman 1996-), was born in Jalandhar.
9/1/1915Rajindersingh Bedi, Urdu story writer and Hindi film story writer, was born.
3/22/1991Chautala sworn in as Haryana CM.
11/10/2000R.M. Shankara and Rashmi Kumari lift men's and women's title in the World carrom championship in New Delhi.
5/29/1992Agni-India's IRB missile successfully test-fired from Orissa coast for the first time since May 22, 1989.
10/19/1929Balbir Singh, India field hockey player (Olympic gold 1948-56), was born.
4/13/1997Paes-Bhupathi corner doubles glory in the Gold Flake Open tennis in Chennai.