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Historical Event on 7/20/1969

M. Hidayatullah became the first acting President of India.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/18/2000Supreme Court gives the nod for construction of the Sardar Sarovar Dam on the Narmada river.
4/30/1863Naval Force East India Comapny was merged with the British Naval Fleet.
3/15/1831First Marathi Almanac (Panchang) started by Ganpat Krishnaji.
9/27/1856Pratap Narayan Mishra, Hindi writer, was born. He is one of the pioneers of mordern Hindi language.
4/16/1930Rioting continues in India as British police fire on mob of 10,000.
9/14/1992The government allows foreign investors to enter the Indian capital market; incentives offered.
2/19/1996Biennial elections to fill 39 Rajya Sabha seats in nine states.
1/14/1948First issue of Marathi daily newspaper 'Loksatta' was published.
6/22/1898The last total Solar Eclipse of 19th century was seen in India.
10/6/1985P.T. Usha sets record for 400m (Women) in 51.61 seconds at Canberra .