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Historical Event on 7/20/1969
M. Hidayatullah became the first acting President of India.

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10/31/1984	Indira Gandhi, India's four-time prime minister, was gunned down by two members of her personal security guard as she walked from her home to her office in New Delhi. She died after four hours of emergency surgery. The only daughter of former Prime Minister Nehru was 66. Both of her attackers were identified as members of the Sikh religion. One was shot dead. The other was captured. Sikh extremists had threatened to kill Ms. Gandhi since she ordered the raid on their shrine in Amritsar. She had told an interviewer that she was not intimidated by the threats. 'I am not afraid,' she said. 'I am frequently attacked.'
11/13/1999	A woman commits 'sati' in Satpura village in Mohaba district of Uttar Pradesh
6/22/1996	Saurav Ganguly scores 131 at Lord's on Test debut.
12/25/1876	Mohamad Ali Jinnah, the founder of Pakistan, was born.
8/4/1979	Indian Airlines AVRO-748 crashes in to a hill near Bombay.
4/5/1957	The first Communist ministry in a state was installed in Kerala.
10/22/1937	Gandhiji presided over the educational conference at Wardha and outlined his scheme of education through basic crafts.
3/5/1997	Pravin Thipsay wins the United Insurance GM chess tournament in Dhaka.
9/29/1993	National Human Rights Commission set up.
8/7/1986	Lok Sabha passes Constitution 53rd Amendment bill conferring statehood on Mizoram.

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Historical Event on 7/20/1969 M. Hidayatullah became the first acting President of India.

Historical Event on 7/20/1969
M. Hidayatullah became the first acting President of India.