Historical Events April 25

1859: British and French Engineers break ground for the Suez Canal. 

1953: Watson and Creek’s dissertation on the intricacies of the DNA molecule published in the journal Nature.

1954: The first practical solar cell publicly demonstrated by Bell Telephone Laboratories.

1961: Robert Noyce granted a patent for an integrated circuit.

1982: The first color broadcast on television in Delhi.

1989: Sri Lankan Parliament decided to grant voting rights to 330,000 Tamils ​​of Indian descent.

2000: Supreme Court allowed the controversial Almatti dam to be raised to 519.6 meters.

2015: A magnitude 7.8 earthquake shook Nepal, killed at least 9,100 people.

Famous Birthdays April 25.

1743: Raj Singh II, the Maharana of Mewar Kingdom.

1794: Nasir-Ud-Daulah, Nizam of Hyderabad, a princely state of British India.

1819: Jai Singh III, the Maharaja of Jaipur State.

1874: Guglielmo Marconi, an Italian inventor, and electrical engineer.

1919: Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna, an Indian National Congress leader and former Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh.

1940: Al Pacino, an American actor, and filmmaker. 

1987: Arijit Singh, an Indian playback singer.

Death Anniversaries April 25.

1968: Ustad Bade Ghulam Ali Khan, an Indian Hindustani classical vocalist, from the Patiala Gharana.

2003: Lynn Chadwick, an English sculptor, and artist.

2005: Ranganathananda, the 13th president of the Ramakrishna Matha and Mission.