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Historical Event on 7/25/1992

R. Venkataraman retired from the post of 8th President.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/5/1903Former minister William Petty declares Persian Gulf a part of British dominion in India.
2/2/1986Dalai Lama meets Pope John Paul II in India.
1/6/1987Jaidev, famous music director, passed away.
5/15/1998The Indian Army at Chandilora (Tangmey) captured 15 kg charas, 400 gm dust of charas and 12 kg leaves of charas.
2/20/1947British Prime Minister Clement Attlee announced in the House of Commons, London, that Britain will release India before June 1948 and for this purpose Lord Louis Mountbatten was appointed to work as the new Viceroy of India.
7/26/1844Gooroodas Banerjee was born in Calcutta. He was a Judge of Calcutta High Court.
5/22/1989IRBM 'Agni' Missile launched successfully from Chandipur, Orissa.
6/11/1991Over 106.6 million voters go to the second phase of national polls.
4/11/1964Communist Party of India was divided in two parts. Firstly known as Communist Party of India [CPI], its second fragmentation was named as Communist Party of India (Marxist) [CPI(M)]. This division was on ideological differences at the international level.
12/24/1902Shashi Mukhi of Classic Theatre, Calcutta, was the first Indian to record on gramophone. This song was on 25 cms. one sided disc and the lyrics were ""Kanha Jeevan Dhan"" from the play Shri Krishna. The song was recorded by Gramophome and Typewriter Company.