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On This Day in Seychelles' Sporting History – December 23 |23 December 2025

Nation 23 Dec 2025
This holiday season, Sports NATION is excited to launch ‘On This Day in SeychellesSporting History’, a daily spotlight on the ...
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On This Day in Delhi, 1981: How Geoffrey Boycott overtook Garry Sobers to become Test cricket's top run-scorer

The Times of India 23 Dec 2025
Sobers played for the mighty West Indies from 1954 to 1974, scoring 8,032 runs at a stunning average of 57.78 in just 93 Tests, including 26 hundreds and 30 fifties.Seven years later, on this day in ...
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On this day: Eisenhower approves execution of WWII soldier Eddie Slovik for desertion

Philenews 23 Dec 2025
Under intense negotiations, North Korea agreed on this date to free all but one of the 83 crew (one had died) in exchange for a U.S ... On that day, Slovenia held a referendum on seceding from the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.
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First Gorilla Born in Captivity On This Day in 1956, Marked Turning Point for Gorilla Conservation

Space Coast Daily 22 Dec 2025
On December 22, 1956, a milestone in wildlife history quietly unfolded at the Columbus Zoo in Ohio ... On December 22, 1956, a milestone in wildlife history quietly unfolded at the Columbus Zoo in Ohio.
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On This Day In 2017: Rohit Sharma Blasts 35-Ball Century In T20

News18 22 Dec 2025
On this day in 2017, Rohit Sharma hammered Sri Lanka with a stunning 35-ball T20I century in Indore, rewriting records and powering India to a massive win ....
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On this day: Brazilian union leader and environmentalist Chico Mendes was murdered by ranchers in 1988

Philenews 22 Dec 2025
On this date Captain Alfred Dreyfus, a Jewish officer in the French Army, was convicted of treason by a military court ... On this date Ho Chi Minh’s Viet Minh formed the first organized armed unit ...
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On This Day in 2017: Rohit Sharma stamped his authority in T20Is with 35-ball hundred

The Times of India 22 Dec 2025
... day in 2017, eight years ago, Rohit stamped his dominance by smashing the then joint-fastest T20I century off just 35 balls, equalling South African David Miller's less-than-two-months-old record.
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On this day, a democratic milestone: When India lowered its voting age to 18 in 1988

The Times of India 20 Dec 2025
On this day in 1988, India lowered the voting age from 21 to 18, expanding voter participation and strengthening universal adult franchise in the world’s largest democracy ... This clarifies that every ...
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On This Day in Seychelles' Sporting History – December 19 |19 December 2025

Nation 19 Dec 2025
Reflecting on Seychelles’ sporting history ... Yet even during this lull, the journey of Seychellois sports does not stop.
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On This Day In 2020: India Bowled Out For 36 By Australia In Adelaide Test

News18 19 Dec 2025
On This Day In 2020. Josh Hazlewood and Pat Cummins ripped through India, claiming nine wickets as Australia bowled them out for just 36 in Adelaide ....
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On This Day In 2010: Sachin Tendulkar Hits 50th Test Century

News18 19 Dec 2025
On December 19, 2010, Sachin Tendulkar became the first ever to score 50 Test centuries, dominating South Africa’s attack with skill, patience, and finesse ....
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On this day: Hitler assumes command of the German Army in 1941

Philenews 19 Dec 2025
Following is a chronological list of notable events that occurred on December 19 throughout history. ... Amid the American Revolutionary War, writer Thomas Paine published the first of his American Crisis essays on December 19, 1776.
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On This Day in Seychelles' Sporting History – December 17 |17 December 2025

Nation 18 Dec 2025
Seychelles NATION brings you a new feature titled On This Day in Seychelles’ Sporting History which looks back at sporting events involving Seychelles ...
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On this day: Ulysses S. Grant expels Jews from his military districts during US Civil ...

Philenews 18 Dec 2025
Its launch on this date marks a milestone in publishing, as Vogue has since influenced global style and popular culture for well over a century ... Bouazizi’s martyrdom on this date symbolized the pent-up ...
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