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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 |
| 4/20/1973 | Rioting over food shortages ends after three days in Nagpur. |
| 4/25/1993 | Indian Airlines plane hijacker shot dead by commandoes. All 141 persons rescued. |
| 10/14/1991 | Prasannakumar Abhyankar, senior journalist, died. |
| 2/2/1993 | Prices of iron and steel hiked. |
| 10/30/1924 | Word Saving Day. |
| 12/1/1998 | Dhian Singh (103), freedom fighter dies at Palampur, Himachal Pradesh. He was a member of the Indian National Army and was jailed a number of times during the freedom movement. |
| 8/14/1942 | Usha Mehta, freedom fighter, started broadcasting from a secret transmitter on the wave length of 42.84 meters. This channel was used for freedom movement telecasts. |
| 4/11/1856 | Lievens Constantly, Flemish missionary in India, was born. |
| 1/4/1993 | K. Margabandhu, former UCO Bank chief, was arrested on charges of amassing wealth beyond his means. |
| 9/5/1962 | Dr. Radhakrishnan's birthday declared as Teachers Day. |
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