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Historical Event on 1/25/1988

Bharat Ratna, India's highest award, was given to Dr. Marudu Gopalan Ramachandran, MGR (Posthumous) (1917-1987).

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/5/1992Ravi Shastri scores 206 at SCG before being Warne's 1st cricket Test wkt.
1/5/1992Don Francis-Di-Almeda of Portugal arrived at Cochin as Viceroy of India.
12/23/1972Chandrasekhar takes 8-79 India v England at Delhi.
4/24/1972Jamini Roy, Padmabhushan awardee and famous painter, passed away.
2/22/1996Indian police charge 14 more politicians in corruption scandal that has already led to resignations from the Prime Minister Narasimha Rao's govt.
11/27/1993Splendid bowling by Anil Kumble (6 for 12) helps India to beat West Indies by 102 runs in the Hero Cup finals in Calcutta.
11/14/1957Children's Day.
3/11/1997Sadhana Mukherjee, a sex-worker from Calcutta, represents India at the first international conference on prostitution beginning in Los Angeles.
5/13/1956Acharya Vinoba Bhave started the Bhoodan campaign in Tiruvellore.
4/16/1963Gopal Singh Nepali, famous poet, passed away.