HISTORY QUIZ OF THE DAY (Dec-25)

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Dec 25, 2004 :: HUYGENS :: Cassini orbiter released Huygens probe on this day, which successfully landed on Saturn's moon on January 14, 2005.

Dec 25, 1994 :: Giani ZAIL SINGH :: Died this day, he was the former .

Dec 25, 1991 :: Mikhail GORBACHEV :: On this day, he resigned as president of the (the union itself was the next day).

Dec 25, 1972 :: Chakravarty RAJAGOPALACHARI :: Died this day, he was an Indian freedom fighter and the first and only of independent India; he was also the founder of the 04 :: HUYGENS :: Cassini orbiter released Huygens probe on this day, which successfully landed on Saturn's moon on January 14, 2005.

Dec 25, 1994 :: Giani ZAIL SINGH :: Died this day, he was the former .

Dec 25, 1991 :: Mikhail GORBACHEV :: On this day, he resigned as president of the (the union itself was the next day).

Dec 25, 1972 :: Chakravarty RAJAGOPALACHARI :: Died this day, he was an Indian freedom fighter and the first and only of independent India; he was also the founder of the Party.

Dec 25, 1947 :: CONSTITUION :: The Constitution of the Republic of went into effect from this day.

Dec 25, 1936 :: ISMAIL MERCHANT :: Born this day, he was an Indian-born . He is best known for his famously long collaboration with Merchant Ivory Productions which included director James Ivory and screenwriter Ruth Prawer Jhabvala. Their films won six Awards.

Dec 25, 1925 :: SATISH GUJRAL :: Born this day, he was an Indian .

Dec 25, 1924 :: Atal Bihari VAJPAYEE :: Born this day, he is an Indian politician and the former of India.

Dec 25, 1919 :: NAUSHAD ALI :: Born this day, he was an Indian .

Dec 25, 1918 :: ANWAR SADAT :: Born this day, he was the President of and a Nobel laureate.

Dec 25, 1880 :: MUKHTAR Ahmed ANSARI :: Born this day, he was an Indian nationalist leader, who helped establish at New Delhi.

Dec 25, 1876 :: MOHAMMED ALI JINNAH :: Born this day, he was an Indian Muslim politician and the founder and first of Pakistan.

Dec 25, 1861 :: MADAN MOHAN MALAVIYA :: Born this day, he was an Indian freedom fighter who helped establish the University.

Dec 25, 1642 :: Sir ISAAC NEWTON :: Born this day, he was an English .