25th August - What Happened Today In History?

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What Happened Today In History?

Find out what happened on 25th August in History. There are a lot many happenings which had taken place on this date in the pages of Indian History, here we have listed some of the very important events occurred on 25th August .

Rajiv Kapoor (born 25 August 1960) is an Indian film actor, producer, director and a member of the famous Kapoor Family. He is the youngest son of famous actor/director Raj Kapoor. He had a short stint in the Hindi film industry, acting in only 13 films. His first film was Ek jaan hain hum (1983), with Divya Rana, Shammi Kapoor, Pran, and Gulshan Grover. His next film was Ram Teri Ganga Maili (1985).
Muzammil Ibrahim (born 25 August 1980) is an Indian model, originally from state of Jammu & Kashmir. He won the Gladrags Manhunt Contest in 2003. He also won the Rashtrapati Award for bravery (1994) (Hindi: Jeevan Raksha Padak) for saving a boy from drowning in 1992. He has done more than 20 modelling campaigns.
Vijeta Pandit is an actress and playback singer, most famous for her first film Love Story (1981). Vijeta comes from a musical family originating from Pili Mandori Village in Hissar district of Haryana state. Pandit Jasraj is her uncle. Her older sister is Sulakshana Pandit, and like her, is an actress and playback singer. Her brothers are music directors Jatin Pandit and Lalit Pandit.
Shiva Keshavan (full name Shiva Keshavan K P; born August 25, 1981) is the first Indian representative to compete in luge at the Winter Olympic Games. He set a new Asian speed record at 134.3 kmph after beating previous record of 131.9 kmph and won gold medal in Asia Cup 2011 at Nagano in Japan. Keshavan is the son of an Indian father from the state of Kerala and an Italian mother.

Death anniversaries on 25th August:

Ajit Vachani (1951 – 25 August 2003) was an Indian film and television actor. He had worked in many notable Hindi films as a character actor, including Mr. India (1987), Maine Pyar Kiya (1989) and Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa (1993). In all he acted in over 50 Hindi films, besides three Sindhi movies. He also acted the numerous television serials including, Hasratein, Daane Anaar Ke and Ek Mahal Ho Sapno Ka.
Bhai Gurdas (1551 – 25 August 1636) was a Punjabi Sikh writer, historian, preacher and religious figure. He was the original scribe of the Guru Granth Sahib and a companion of four of the Sikh Gurus. Bhai Gurdas was born in 1551 in Goindwal, a small village in the Punjab. His father was Bhai Ishardas who was a first cousin of Guru Amar Das (see family tree) His mothers name was Jivani .
Pandit Raghunath Panigrahi (born 10 August 1934) is a famous Indian classical singer and music director. A noted vocalist of Gita Govinda, he left a promising career in film music in Chennai, to provide vocal support in his wife, Sanjukta Panigrahi, legendary Orissi performances and also a composer.
Vijay Laxman Mehra (12 March 1938, Amritsar, Punjab – 25 August 2006, Delhi) was an Indian cricketer who played in eight Tests from 1955 to 1964.

Notable Events:

1888 – Allama Mashriqi, Muslim leader, was born.
1917 – The first significant step towards the Indianization of the Army was initiated when seven selected Indians, serving in the Army, were granted King’s Commission in the Infantry and the Cavalry. Before the World War ended, two more Indians, who previously held temporary commissions, were granted King’s Commission.
1919 – Bindeshwari Prasad Mandal, former Chief Minister of Bihar and President of Mandal Commission, was born.