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Historical Event on 7/25/1987
Ramaswamy Venkataraman became the eighth President of India. He held this office till July 25, 1992.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 6/9/1997 | Portfolio changes were effected by I K Gujral in Union Cabinet. |
| 10/31/1966 | Mihir Sen swam Panama Canal in 34 hours 15 minutes. |
| 6/22/1898 | The last total Solar Eclipse of 19th century was seen in India. |
| 6/29/1976 | Sandhya Chib, Miss India-Universe (1996), was born. |
| 7/25/1997 | Laloo Yadav resigns as Bihar Chief Minister after CBI-designated court issues an arrest warrant against him in fodder scam case. His wife, Rabri Devi, is sworn in as his successor. She becomes first woman Chief Minister of the State. |
| 10/2/1994 | Five die of pneumonic plague in Delhi. Surat toll rose to 47. |
| 6/19/1995 | In an unprecedented move, UP Speaker Dhani Ram Verma adjourns the two-day special session called to prove Mayavati Government's majority in the House. Later, the House gathers, rejects the sine die adjournment and unanimously elects B.R. Verma (BSP) as new presiding officer to conduct the business of the House. |
| 6/6/1916 | Lord Kitchener, the premier soldier of the British Empire, passed away tragically last night as the ''Hampshire'', the cruiser on which he was traveling to Russia to boost sagging morale, struck a mine or was torpedoed off the Orkney Islands and sank, drowning all aboard. Life in London came to a standstill, while Paris and Washington were shocked by the news. In the last half-century, through tireless energy and devotion to imperial duty, Horatio Herbert Kitchener, 66, commanded in Palestine, Cyprus, Egypt, Sudan, South Africa, and India. Two years ago, he had become the War Secretary. |
| 9/29/1906 | Chhajju Ram, social worker and teacher, was born at Manawar, Chhamb. |
| 8/20/1979 | Indian premier Charan Singh resigns. |
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