Quick glance of 25 February in the pages of History

February 25: Here are the major events that occured on 25 February….

• 25 February,1510: Portuguese Catholics conquer Goa under Albuquerque, the then Governor, to serve as capital of their Asian maritime empire beginning conquest and exploitation of India by Europeans.
• 25 February,1760: Lord Clive left India. His successors as Governors of India were J. Holwell and H. Vansittart from July 1760 to 1765. He was re-posted to India on May 3, 1765.
• 25 February,1844: Girishchandra Ghosh, famous Bengali actor and dramatist, was born.
• 25 February,1910: Dalai Lama, Tibeten monk, flees from Chinese troops and takes refuge in India.
• 25 February,1938: Farokh Manekshaw Engineer, great Indian cricket wicket-keeper (1961-75), was born in Bombay.
• 25 February 1977: Second satellite Earth Station established at Dehradun