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Historical Event on 8/20/1969

Varahagiri Venkata Giri was elected President and G. S. Pathak as Vice President of India.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/12/1905Japan, Britain reach an accord determining spheres of influence in Far East; India to remain with the British.
1/18/1938The last batch of the political prisioners sailed back to the mainland from the Cellular Jail.
11/17/1986SAARC Summit at Bangalore decides to set up permanent secretariat at Kathmandu; India elected new Chairman.
1/25/1989Motilal Vora sworn in as CM of Madhya Pradesh.
10/10/1998Uzma Khan and Nitin Kirtane bag the women's and men's crowns in the national tennis championships in Delhi.
7/4/1985Police inquiry said bombs caused Air India jet disaster in New Delhi.
12/20/1948Ladha Ramji, brother of Amar Singh and played his only Test vs Eng in 1933-34, died at Rajkot.
4/1/1963D.P. Kohli held office as the founder director of Central Bureau of Investigation (C.B.I.) from 1st April, 1963 (to 31st May, 1968). Earlier, he was Inspector-General of Police of the Special Police Establishment.
12/15/1894Saraswatibai, famous singer and classical music expert, was born.
1/14/1990J&K Governor quits.