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Historical Event on 7/20/1969
M. Hidayatullah became the first acting President of India.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 4/12/2000 | Ban on LTTE for two more years from May 14, says the Union Home Minister L. K. Advani. |
| 9/30/1996 | PVN Rao, who was to appear in court in the Pathak cheating case, gets a reprieve |
| 5/4/1799 | Tipu Sultan is killed in a battle against 5,000 British soldiers who stormed and razed his capital, Seringapatanam. |
| 10/12/1911 | Vijay Madhavji Merchant Thackersey, cricketer (all-time great Indian batsman), was born in Bombay. |
| 4/3/1994 | B. Rachaiah,Kerala Governor, takes charge of Goa. |
| 5/8/1990 | A 255 kmph cyclone lashes Andhra Pradesh coast causing heavy losses to life and property. |
| 11/2/2000 | John Wright is appointed India coach by the BCCI. |
| 3/22/1906 | Bhagwant Bhikaji Samant, educationalist, was born. |
| 2/21/1953 | Tillaya Dam and Bokaro Power Station opened by the PM. |
| 10/21/1954 | Government of India and France sign an agreement for the de-facto transfer of the French settlement of Pondicherry, Karaikal, Mahe to the Indian Union. The merger took place on November 1. |
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