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Historical Event on 7/25/1977

Neelam Sanjiva Reddy became the sixth President of India. His held this office till July 25, 1982.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/1/1986Pope John Paul II arrives in New Delhi for a 10-day visit.
2/28/1712Bahadur Shah I died at Lahore at the age of 72 in the war of succession.
9/19/1704Guru Govind Singh died.
2/5/1924Gandhiji was released after operated on for appendicitis in Sassoon Hospital, Poona.
11/19/1917Indira (Pridarshani) Gandhi, the first Indian Lady Prime Minister, was born at Allahabad. She was the only child of Jawharlal Nehru and took active participation in freedom fight by forming ""Vanar Sena"" (a team of young detectives). She lead India in a successful war against Pakistan to seperate East and West Pakistans and establish the nation of Banglades
1/18/1842Mahadev Govind Ranade was born. He was the chief architect of Bombay Prathana Samaj.
11/16/1860First group of Indian worker's reached Natal, South Africa.
5/19/1956The Indian govt. bans six U.S. and two British films for presenting a 'disparaging' impression of life in Africa, including 'African Queen' and 'Mogambo' at New Delhi.
2/24/1994Sharp increase in freight rates in the 1994-95 Railway budget; Pre-budget Economic Survey puts GDP growth in 1993-94 at 3.8\%.
8/14/1968Week-long flood death toll reaches 1,000.