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Historical Event on 7/20/1969

M. Hidayatullah became the first acting President of India.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/8/1996T.N. Seshan, Chief Election Commissioner, wins Magsaysay award.
3/2/1996Tendulkar scores 137 for India vs Sri Lanka in Cricket World Cup, but India still lose the match.
7/22/199824-year old P T Usha won bronze medals in the 400m and 200m races and anchored the 4x100m relay team to gold and 4x400m for silver at the Asian Track and Field Championships in Fukuoka, Japan.
2/8/1994Kapil Dev sets world record for Test Cricket wickets with 432.
10/12/1976Kumarnath Bagchi, famous Indian chemist, died.
8/6/1932Ramsay McDonald came out with his 'Communal Award' to fix seats for the various communities in the provincial legislatures.
4/12/1801Ranjit Singh proclaimed himself Maharaja of Punjab.
11/21/1962India and China declared a truce from the war in which India was badly beaten. Because of winter in China, they halted their advance into India.
8/1/1952Nationalised Airways at Safdarjung, New Delhi inaugurated by Nehru.
12/21/1989V. P. Singh wins vote of confidence in the Lok Sabha.