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Historical Event on 7/20/1969

M. Hidayatullah became the first acting President of India.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/19/1855U. V. Swaminathan Iyyer, mahamahopadhyay Tamil author, was born.
9/14/199778 persons die and around 250 are injured as four bogies of Ahmedabad-Howrah Express de-rail while crossing a bridge on Hasdeo river near Champa Railway Station in Bilaspur district, Madhya Pradesh.
9/30/1900Mohommad Ali Chhagla, former central minister, was born.
8/6/1965Indian troops invade Pakistan.
11/14/199710th International Film Festival for children and young people ambles into Hyderabad atop Gajju, the delightful elephant mascot. About 125 films from 30 countries will be screened.
8/29/1995National Sports Day declared.
10/28/1977Shantiprasad Jain, industrialist, died.
12/1/1965Border Security Force was organised, which would be armed and trained to man the International Border with Pakistan.
2/1/1994ONGC becomes a Public Limited Company.
11/22/1988Baba Amte wins U.N. Human Rights Award.