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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
9/13/1997Grieving India lays to rest Mother Teresa in state funeral in Calcutta in which pomp and splendour is combined with religious rites.
12/7/1997Leander Paes awarded 'The Sportstar' award.
4/19/1950Shyama Prasad Mukherji resigned. He was the first Minister of Central Cabinet.
4/1/1989Shridhar Madhav Joshi (S. M. Joshi), great socialist leader, passed away.
7/1/1990General Sunith Francis Rodrigues takes over as Chief of the Army Staff.
4/6/1919Mahatma Gandhi declared an All India Strike against the Rollatt Act .This was the first strike.
11/6/1962National Defence Council established.
2/4/1934Madhusudan Das ""Utkal Gourab"", passed away. He was described as a great Indian patriot, who wore himself out is giving shape and reality to various nation-building schemes. He wrote a number of articles and poems both in Oriya, English and Bengali to fill people with enthusiasm and patriotism. He was the first non-official Vice Chairman and then Chairman of Cuttack District Board.
6/5/1961Ramesh Krishnan, Indian tennis star, was born. He was also the winner of Junior Wimbledon 1979.
7/12/1999India sets a deadline for intruders withdrawal from Kargil, announces suspension of air strikes.