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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
5/16/1960International Telex Service between India and U.K. started.
2/11/1944Buddhadev Dasgupta, director (Charachar, Grihajuddha), was born.
4/4/1990Lata Mangeshkar wins 1989 Dada Saheb Phalke award.
5/21/1984Army moves in after 114 die in religious strife at Bomay.
2/17/1998Re-poll is ordered in 599 polling stations spread over nine states, following reports of largescale booth capturing. The Election Commission is to probe malpractices in Madhepura, Baghpat and Patna.
12/6/1892Rukmini Lakshmipathi, great social reformer and leader, was born at Madurai.
11/10/1922S. K. Raghunath Rao, cricket test umpire for 7 tests from 1960-67, was born in Karnataka.
1/28/1865Lala Lajpat Rai 'Punjab Kesari', great valiant freedom fighter, social reformer, humanitarian and lawyer, was born in Dhudike village of Ferozepur district, Punjab.
10/22/1997Indian veterans take winning 3-0 lead against Pakistan in the five-match cricket series.
1/22/1992Government raises Suzuki share in Maruti to 50 per cent making it the first public sector company to go private.