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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
10/18/1925Narayandatt Tiwar, former Central minister and Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, was born.
1/12/1992Punjab election set for February 19.
4/2/1942Andaman Islands, U.S. Army Air Force Flying Fortresses, bomb the Japanese fleet.
5/14/1953Y. N. Sukthankar was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 31-07-1957.
6/8/1992Assets of 31 persons including Harshad Mehta attached.
1/31/1948Cities swept by riots in wake of Gandhi murder.
1/6/1992Sachin Tendulkar completes 148* vs Australia at the SCG.
3/26/1993Surajkund AICC okays dual posts for Narasimha Rao.
2/19/200018 people die following a fire on the Ferozepur-bound 2137-down Punjab Mail between Dushkeda and Savada stations near Bhusaval, about 433 km from Mumbai.
3/3/1989Gwal Pahari in Haryana switched on the solar energy centre of the first pilot 50 kilowatt solar power plant.