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Historical Event on 8/20/1974

Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed elected President of India with B. D. Jatti as Vice President.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/17/1978Dhirendranath Ganguly, father of Bengali film industry, died.
1/31/1997Government raises quantity of gold that can be brought into the country by non-residents to 10 kg. (from the existing 5).
7/25/1813First boat race started at Calcutta on the Hooghly river where seven sailing boats had competed.
10/28/1997Govt. extends ceasefire in Nagaland by 3 months from October 31.
4/1/1839Medical College Hospital in Calcutta having only 20 beds was opened for male patients .
1/22/1971Judge Sarv Mittra Sikri became the Chief Justice of India. He helded this office till 25/04/1973.
2/7/1997Bal Thackeray, Shiv Sena supremo, found guilty of contempt of court and sentenced to simple imprisonment of one week and a fine of Rs. 2000 by Nagpur bench of Mumbai HC for his statement that ''a judge had demanded a bribe of Rs. 35 lakhs for favouring a litigant''.
7/28/1989Mufti Mohammad Sayeed was disqualified from Rajya Sabha. It was the first case of such disqualification from the House under anti-defection law.
5/14/1963Dr. Raghuvir, a famous linguist and President of Jansangh, passed away.
7/1/1997The Sankaracharyas of Kanchi Kamakoti Peetam were given a warm reception at the Golden Temple, Amritsar.