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Historical Event on 7/25/1987

Giani Zail Singh (1916-1994) retired from the post of seventh President.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/19/1982Mizo National Front and allied organizations declared illegal.
11/30/2000Jagdev Singh Talwandi, a former Akali Dal leader, was the unanimous choice as the new SGPC president.
5/25/1979Commercial Unity Day started.
6/23/1810Duncan Dock of Bombay was completed.
1/20/19481. Bomb exploded near Birla House during a prayer meeting of Gandhi. 2. Three member UN Commission for investigation/mediation on Kashmir. 3. K.M. Cariappa succeeded Lieutenant General D. Rissell as the Army Commander, Delhi and East Punjab and was responsible for conducting the operation in Kashmir.
2/18/1905Shyamji Krishna Varma established India House in London to help Indians visiting England. He also established the Indian Home Rule society, which helped him to raise his voice against British Domination in India.
4/10/1997Bill Gates, Chairman and CEO of Microsoft, announces Rs. 2.5 crore aid to Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan's Gandhi Institute of Computer Education and Information Technology, Mumbai.
7/10/1965First NCC (National Cadet Corps) College for training girls started at Gwalior.
1/18/1998India overtake a Pakistan total of 314 to win one-day final in Dhaka.
4/24/1980Baba Gurbachan Singh, Nirankari chief, assassinated. His son named as the new chief.