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Historical Event on 6/25/1932

India played their first official test match on the ground of Lords against England.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/16/1942Cyclone in Bay of Bengal kills some 40,000 people in south of Calcutta, India.
12/8/1970Army Ordnance Corps was awarded the 'Colours' by the Vice President of India, Shri G S Pathak, at AOC Centre, Secunderabad. The Ordnance colour is a scarlet silken flag with the Ordnance crest in the center and surrounding it is a wreath of Ashoka Leaves and Lotus flowers.
6/23/1757The Battle of Plassey started between Robert Clive, incharge of British army, and Nawab of Bengal, Siraj -Ud -Daula. In this battle Robert Clive won control of Bengal.
6/17/1887Dr. Kailas Nath Katju, freedom fighter, politician, leader and Governor of Orissa and West Bengal, was born.
12/23/1900Kalicharan Patnaik, famous Orria dramatist, poet and journalist, was born.
5/11/1985Booby (Doll) trap bomb kills 86 people in India.
3/16/1832Sarfoji Bhosle, King of Tanjawar, passed away.
4/21/1975Farakka Barrage dedicated to nation.
5/30/1919Rabindranath Tagore returned back the honour as a protest against the Jallianwala Bagh massacre.
12/6/1892Rukmini Lakshmipathi, great social reformer and leader, was born at Madurai.