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Historical Event on 8/25/1994

Ramdas Nayak, President of BJP Mumbai and former MLA was assassinated at Chembur, Mumbai. He was 52.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/16/1942The third IAF unit to operate the Lysander was No.4 Squadron, formed with four aircraft on 16 February 1942. This squadron was to continue to operate the Westland aircraft until it too was re-equipped with the Hurricane in June 1943.
12/29/1984Rajiv Gandhi claims for Indian Prime Minister post after his landslide majority in 8th General Elections.
12/24/1905Sen Triguna, educationist and technologist, was born.
12/24/1905Sher Shah Sur died. He was fatally wounded in an explosion on Kalanjara fort while preparing for an attack. He introduced the new silver rupee-coin ""Rupiya"" based on ratio of 40 copper coin pieces (paisa) per rupee and built several roads including the longest road of India known as Grand Trunk Road (now Natioinal Highway-2).
12/17/1645Noorjahan Begum passed away.
12/11/1938Mahavir Prasad Dwivedi, famous Hindi litterateur and editor, passed away.
10/2/1952Community Development Programme started.
9/17/1899First British troops leave Bombay for South Africa.
3/17/1985Dattu Phadkar, cricketer (Indian all-rounder, 31 Tests 1947-58), passed away.
10/30/1994India seeks Chinese support for Security Council membership.