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Historical Event on 7/20/1969

M. Hidayatullah became the first acting President of India.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/18/1947Kundanlal Saigal, famous film star and unique singer, died at Jalandhar.
3/21/1997Jockey Vasant Shinde retires.
5/1/1998The Konkan Railway running for 760-km is dedicated to the nation by Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee. This was an extention from Ratnagiri.
11/19/1975Sushmita Sen, former Miss Universe and film actress, was born.
9/2/1984Thousands of Sikhs rally at Golden Temple to protest govt. occupation in Amritsar.
9/2/1984Humayun died at Delhi. Two days earlier he had slipped on the staircase of a library being constructed at the Old Fort.
8/20/1944Rajiv Gandhi, former Prime Minister of India and Bharat Ratna awardee, was born in Bombay.
5/2/1982Mohun Bagan retains Federation Cup (football) beating Mafatlal at Calicut.
4/13/1982Bindeshwari Prasad Mandal passed away.
10/12/1967National Conference, the Working Committee of Jammu and Kashmir, unanimously passed the proposal to a permanent merger of the state with India.