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Historical Event on 7/25/1987

Ramaswamy Venkataraman became the eighth President of India. He held this office till July 25, 1992.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/25/1937Munshi Ajmeri passed away.
9/18/2000President K. R. Narayanan presents the Dada Saheb Phalke award for the year 1999 to film maker Hrishikesh Mukherjee.
2/17/1931Viceroy of India Lord Irvin accepted Mahatma Gandhi as leader of people and invited him at Vicregal Lodge (now known at Rashtrapati Bhavan). After the event, Winston Churchill, who later became Prime Minister of Britain, referred Gandhiji as ""the Half-Naked Fakir of India"".
8/2/198432 people died in a bomb explosion at Meenambakkam Airport.
8/2/198424 merchants gathered in London's Founder Hall under the auspices of Lord Mayor to start a new company with a share captial in India.
8/29/1984Indian Airlines Boeing 737 with 68 passengers and a crew of 6 hijacked in Lahore.
1/26/1981Sandeep Patil scores memorable 174 vs Australia at Adelaide Oval.
7/27/1972Charu Majumdar, father of Naxalite Movement and the founder President of C.O.I.(M-L), died in prison.
2/18/2000Pandit Ravi Shankar is selected for this year's Subbarami Reddy Kalapeetham Foundation Award, a life-time achievement award, for his contribution to Indian music.
7/13/1929Jatindranath Das started fast strike.