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Historical Event on 10/25/1296

Saint Gyaneshwar passed away. (Samadhee).

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/19/1861Rani Rashmoni, great nationalist, who compelled the British to abolish the tax imposed on fishing in the river, ingeniously blocking the trade and commerce on the part of Ganges, passed away.
12/4/1973Mohan Rakesh, famous modern Hindi dramatist, novelist and story writer, passed away.
12/22/1995A Russian-made AN-26 plane forced to land in Bombay following an Intelligence Bureau tip off that it could be the suspected aircraft which dropped arms at Purulia.
11/7/1997RBI Governor Dr. Chakravarti Rangarajan appointed new Governor of Andhra Pradesh. Dr. Bimal Jalan, Member-Secretary, Planning Commission, will take over as RBI Governor.
7/4/2000Volvo's Environmental Prize went to Prof. Amulya K. N. Reddy of India and three others for their work on ''How the world's energy resources can be made to suffice as the population grows''.
10/24/1990BJP-sponsored 'Bharat Bandh' in protest against L. K. Advani's arrest evokeed mixed response.
4/16/1997Anupama Gokhale wins National women's `A' chess in Calcutta.
11/5/1945Case was filed against the Azad Hind Army Soldiers at Red Fort in Delhi.
1/8/1994Kamkothi Parmacharya Shri Chandrashekhar Saraswati, 68th Shankaracharya of Kanchi maat and Indian Saint, passed away at the the of 99.
5/26/2000In a significant development, the Government decides to allow disinvestment up to 60 per cent equity of Air India.