25th January – What Happened Today In History? | On This Day

Today In History? 

Find out what happened on 25th January 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 25th January

Emily Haines (born 25 January 1974 in New Delhi, India) is a Canadian indie rock singer-songwriter. She is the lead singer and keyboardist of the band Metric and a member of Broken Social Scene. As a solo artist, she performed with her own name and under the moniker Emily Haines & The Soft Skeleton. Born in New Delhi, India, and raised in Cache Bay, Ontario
Kavita Subramaniam née Kavita Krishnamurthy (born Sharada Krishnamurthy on 25 January 1958) is one of the Indian film playback singers. Trained with classical music, she has sung a wide range of classical-based songs, as well as performed with classical maestros such as Pandit Jasraj and M. Balamurali Krishna
Ramabai Ranade (January 5, 1862 – 1924) was an Indian womens’ rights activist. Ramabai Ranade was an active social worker of 19th century. Many people tried to stop her from learning as in older India, Women were not allowed to study.She had a child marriage at the age of 11. Rama had two brothers. After marrying Justice Mahadev Govind Ranade,
Kavitha Ranjini, better known by her stage name Urvashi (Malayalam: ഉർവശി), is an Indian film actress and producer. She was a prominent lead actress during the 1980s and 1990s in Malayalam, Tamil, Kannada, and Telugu films.
Michael Madhusudan Dutt, or Michael Madhusudan Dutta, ( Maikel Modhushudôn Dôtto (help·info)) 25 January 1824 – 29 June 1873) was a popular 19th-century Bengali poet and dramatist. He was born in Sagordari (Bengali: সাগরদাঁড়ি), on the bank of Kopotaksho [কপোতাক্ষ] River, a village in Keshobpur Upozila, Jessore District, East Bengal (now in Bangladesh).

Death anniversaries on 25th January

 
Manabendra Nath Roy  (1887 – 1954), born Narendra Nath Bhattacharya and popularly known as M. N. Roy, was an Indian nationalist revolutionary and an internationally known radical activist and political theorist. Roy was a founder of the Communist Parties in both Mexico and India and was a delegate to congresses of the Communist International
Penupatruni Adinarayana Rao (1915–1991), also known as P. Adinarayana Rao was a Telugu music director, film producer, lyricist and play writer. He co-founded “Aswini Pictures” with Akkineni Nageswara Rao and produced some movies in Telugu and Tamil. Later, he produced several blockbuster Telugu movies under his own production house, Anjali Pictures,
Lieutenant-Colonel Edward Elers Delaval Henderson VC (2 October 1878 – 25 January 1917) was a British recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.

Notable Events:

1824 Micheal Madhusudan Dutta, Bengali poet and dramatist, was born in Sagardari village of Jessore district.
1856 Battle of Seattle; skirmish between settlers & Indians.
1886 Brahmo Samaj of modernisation and fraternity amongst religions Nababidhan Keshab Chandra Sen introduced.
1914 Gandhi reaches agreement with South African Union govt. on treatment of Indian nationals at South Africa

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