September25

S. S. Chauhan, one of the students who had suffered severe burns while trying to immolate himself in protest against implementation of Mandal Commission Report, died.

Madhavrao Gadkari, great litterateur and editor, was born.

Narhar Gangadhar Apte, great Hindi writer, was born at Satara.

Devilal, former deputy Prime Minister of India and leader of farmers, was born.

Shri Nath Pai, freedom fighter, Barrister and Member of Parliament, was born in Konkan region of Maharashtra.

Jagmohan Amirchand was born in Hafizabad (now in Pakistan).

L. K. Advani, BJP President, starts his Somnath Temple, Ayodhya Rath Yathra.

Pandit Dindayal Upadhyay, great litterateur, philosopher, social worker and first General Secretary of UP branch, was born at Dhankia village, Rajasthan.

Lucknow relief by Havelock & Outram begins.

Kashmir accedes to Indian Union.

Indian Army withdraws from the Golden Temple; repair of Akal Takht complete.

BAI-IBC dispute resolved.

Bishan Singh Giansingh Bedi, cricketer (mighty Indian slow left-armer 1966-79), was born in Amritsar. He received the Arjun Award (1969) and the Padmashree (1970).

Sabyasachi Mukherji, Chief Justice of Supreme Court, aged 63, died in London.

Soli Sorabji, 63, nominated as Prosecutor of the International War Crimes Court by UN Secretary General.

A Delhi Court dismisses applications of three of the 17 accused seeking dropping of proceedings against them in the sensational Coomar Narain espionage case which hit the headlines and rattled the Rajiv Gandhi Government in 1985.

Rajiv Ramesh Kulkarni, cricketer (Indian Test pace bowler 1986-87), was born in Bombay.

India clinches the Red & White Latif Masters International Snooker title in Karachi.

Eighth SAF Games inaugurated in Kathmandu.

Juliet Prowse, actress (Who Killed Teddy Bear) and dancer, was born in Bombay, India.

Rayat Educational Institute (Rayat Shikshan Sanstha) was established.

Prafull Chandra Sen, former Chief Minister of West Bengal and Gandhian leader, died in Calcutta. He was 94 years old.

14 Members of Parliament (MP) form a new party called the Union of Socialist Progress. Acharya Kripalani is the leader.

Akali Dal wins Punjab state elections.