Check out below about Today in History India 25 March in Indian history or March 25 special day in India. Looking for information about today special day in India? If yes, check out below. On this Special day today 25 March in Indian history, falls the birthdays and death anniversaries of various well-known people of India. You would also find out about events that happened that make it to the list of today special day in India.
Today’s Historical Events on March 25
1655, 25th March: Christian Higgins discovered Saturn’s largest satellite, Titan.
1807, 25th March: The Slave Trade Act was abolished in the British Empire.
1898, 25th March: Swami Vivekananda accepted Sister Nivedita as his disciple.
1954, 25th March: India’s first S-55 helicopter landed in Delhi.
1997, 25th March: Jagdish Sharan Verma became the 27th Chief Justice of India.
2000, 25th March: Rupali Repale, a 17-year-old Indian swimmer, swam across Robben Island in South Africa. She is the youngest swimmer to swim in the bay.
2008, 25th March: Tata Group’s Pune-based firm Communication Research Laboratories allied with international firm Yahoo.
2011, 25th March: The Coinage Bill 2011, passed in the Lok Sabha of India, provided for seven years of imprisonment for tearing a currency note or smelting a coin.
2013, 25th March: Establishment of Manipur and Meghalaya High Court.
Famous Birthdays & Birth Anniversaries on March 25
1920: Usha Mehta, a Gandhian and freedom fighter of India.
1932: Vasant Purushottam Kale, a Marathi writer.
1937: Tom Monaghan, an American entrepreneur who founded Domino’s Pizza.
1947: Elton John, an English singer, songwriter, pianist, and composer.
1948: Farooq Sheikh, an Indian actor, philanthropist, and television presenter.
1956: Pandit Mukul Shivputra, a Hindustani Classical vocalist.
Death Anniversaries of famous people on March 25
1931: Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi, an Indian journalist.
1931: Ida B. Wells, an American investigative journalist.
1940: Rajanikanta Bordoloi, a noted writer, and journalist.
1975: Faisal, the King of Saudi Arabia.
1980: James Wright, an American poet.