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Historical Event on 7/20/1969

M. Hidayatullah became the first acting President of India.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/23/1962Nawab of Pataudi captains Indian cricket team vs WI at the age of 21 years 77 days.
9/11/1824Shivling Surge died at Alpayu.
11/12/1984Rajiv Gandhi elected Congress (I) President.
10/15/2000Sachin Tendulkar becomes the highest run-getter in one-day internationals (9379 runs) during his innings of 69 in the final of the ICC cricket tournament against New Zealand
11/14/1681East India Company declared Bengal as a seperate presidency.
12/23/1930The British governor of Punjab was wounded in an assassination attempt.
2/14/1658Dara Sulaiman Shukoh was defeated in the struggle for Delhi throne Shuja's in the battle of Bahadurpur near Varanasi.
8/28/1733Sekhoji (Jaysingrao) Angre, famous naval officer of Maratha navy, passed away.
8/15/1947Brigadier Thakur Mahadeo Singh was the first Indian Commandant. He was the DSO of Indian Militery Academy.
5/22/1989IRBM 'Agni' Missile launched successfully from Chandipur, Orissa.