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Historical Event on 7/25/1982
Gyani Zail Singh became 7th President of India. He held the office till July 25, 1987.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 8/9/1942 | The Congress at its Bombay session passed the famous Quit India resolution, calling for mass struggle on non-violent lines on the widest possible scale, under the leadership of Gandhiji. He stressed that ""We shall either free India or die in the attempt; We shall not live to see the perpetuation of our slavery""; popularly known as ""Do or Die"". But before the Congress could start the movement, the government arrested all the major leaders and the Congress was declared illegal. Spontaneous popular revolts broke out with the battle cry of 'British Quit India'. |
| 11/3/1996 | Deve Gowda, PM, to attend G-15 summit in Harare. This was his first foreign trip as PM. |
| 6/1/1964 | Nava Paisa, established in 1947, was renamed as 'Paisa'. |
| 9/25/1946 | Bishan Singh Bedi, a former Indian cricketer was born. |
| 9/15/1912 | Rusi Karanjia, journalist and publisher, was born. |
| 1/27/1995 | Rajiv Gandhi Container Terminal open at Kochi port. |
| 12/11/1991 | R. G. Sardesai, veteran journalist, died. |
| 7/22/1998 | 24-year old P T Usha won bronze medals in the 400m and 200m races and anchored the 4x100m relay team to gold and 4x400m for silver at the Asian Track and Field Championships in Fukuoka, Japan. |
| 8/18/1958 | Dr.Bhagwandas, famous Congress leader and theosophist, died. |
| 5/20/1964 | P. T. Usha, famous sprinter, was born. |
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