What Happened Today In History?
Find out what happened on 25th May 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 May.
Famous Birthdays in History on this day:
- Karan Johar (born 25 May 1972) often informally referred to as KJo, is an Indian film director, producer, screenwriter, Costume designer and Television host based in Bollywood. He is the son of Hiroo Johar and Yash Johar.
- Kunal Khemu (25 May 1983) is an Indian film actor who appears in Bollywood films. He made his acting debut as a child in the 90s and returned to films as an adult in 2005. He doesn’t appear in many films, mostly one film a year or two, however nearly all the films he stars in, manage to do well at the box office worldwide.
- Karthi (born Karthik Sivakumar on 25 May 1977) is an Indian film actor, who works in the Tamil film industry. The youngest son of actor Sivakumar, Karthi holds a Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering and a Master’s degree in Industrial Engineering. Since he had always wanted to become a film director, he returned to India and joined Mani Ratnam as an assistant director.
Death anniversaries on 25th May:
- Sunil Dutt (6 June 1929 – 25 May 2005), born Balraj Dutt, was an Indian Hindi movie actor (also acted in some Punjabi movies), producer, director and politician. He was the cabinet minister for Youth Affairs and Sports in the Manmohan Singh government (2004–2005).
- Ismail Merchant (25 December 1936 – 25 May 2005) was an Indian-born film producer, best known for the results of his famously long collaboration with Merchant Ivory Productions which included director (and Merchant’s longtime professional and personal partner) James Ivory as well as screenwriter Ruth Prawer Jhabvala.
Notable Events:
- 1933, it was mandatory for Hindus between the age group of 12 to 25 years to carry their identity cards for stopping them from spreading terrorism.
- 2013: Maoists killed 32 Congress leaders in Chhattisgarh.
- 1611-Emperor Jahangir married Meherunnisa, widow of Sher Afghan. She recieved the title Noor Jahan.
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