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Historical Event on 7/25/1997
Kocheril Raman Narayanan (K. R. Narayanan) became the 10th President of India.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 12/7/1902 | Janardhan Gyanoba Navle, cricketer, India's first Test wicket-keeper, was born at Fulgaon, Maharashtra. He played against England at Lord's in 1932. |
| 9/30/1999 | Hindi writer Prof. Prem Shankar and Tamil scholar Ashokamitran selected for K.K. Birla Foundation Fellowships in comparative Indian literature. |
| 12/20/1987 | Sweden beats India in Gothenburg (5-0) in 76th Tennis Davis Cup . |
| 9/13/1906 | Surendra Kumar Dey, social reformer and politician, was born at Sylhet (Bangladesh). |
| 2/25/1884 | Ravishankar Maharaj, freedom fighter and national leader of the country, was born at Radhu village of Kaira District. |
| 1/26/1950 | Dr. Rajendra Prasad (1884-1963) became the first President of India. He remained President from Jan. 26,1950 to May 13, 1962. |
| 8/16/1994 | Government agrees to present the revised ATR on JPC report on Scam; Parliament crisis defused. |
| 12/19/1969 | Nayan Ramlal Mongia, cricketer (Indian Test batsman-wicketkeeper 1994- ), was born in Baroda. |
| 7/13/1999 | Floods claim 15 more lives in Bihar. |
| 10/24/1851 | First official telegraph line was opened between Calcutta and Daimond Harbour spanning 33.8 km. |
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