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Historical Event on 7/25/1992

Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma sworn in as the ninth President of India. He remain in this office from July 25, 1992 to July 25, 1997.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/1/1982MGR inaugurates Tamil Nadu's noon meal programme for poor children.
1/14/1998Prof. Amartya Kumar Sen, Economist, is sworn in new Master of the Trinity College. He is the first Asian to head a Cambridge College.
6/12/1972D. G. Tendulkar, historian who had written the autobiography of Mahatma Gandhi, died.
3/15/1901Guru Hanuman was born at Jhunjhunu, Rajasthan. He was the pioneer and contributor of wrestling in India. He was bestowed with the Padamshri in 1983. His pupil Satpal and Kartar Singh won Gold Medals in Asian Games.
1/5/1990Mohammad Azharuddin was made captain of Indian cricket team.
12/24/1998A.B.Vajpayee, Prime Minister, announces increased cash awards for Asian Games medallists.
8/18/2000The Supreme Court rejects a petition filed by former Navy chief Vishnu Bhagwat challenging his dismissal from service and the consequent direction stripping him of the title Admiral.
3/27/1977N. Sanjeeva Reddy elected Speaker of the Lok Sabha.
1/1/1999This year was announced to be observed as the ""International Year of Elderly"".
12/24/2000Viswanathan Anand becomes the first Asian to win a world chess title in the world chess championship in Taheran.