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Historical Event on 7/20/1969

Varahagiri Venkatagiri retired from the post of President.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/24/1991Industrial licensing scrapped.
10/22/1937Gandhiji presided over the educational conference at Wardha and outlined his scheme of education through basic crafts.
3/25/1983Modern oceanographic research ship of the world 'Sagar Kanya' landed first time in the sea.
11/20/1981Bhaskara-II, India's second experimental remote sensing satellite, was launched by Russian launch vehicle Intercosmos. This provided experience in building and operating a remote sensing satellite system on an end-to-end basis.
12/13/1772Narayan Rao became the Peshwa at Satara.
8/16/1932Britain instituted new electoral plan for India: to allow limited untouchables and giving them separate representation.
4/3/1926Muslim-Hindu riots destroy temples, killing 12, wounding 100 in Calcutta.
12/11/1926Kamala Kant Pandey was born at Varanasi. He was the first Indian agriculture graduate to win the London Exhibition Scholarship. He was elected fellow of the Linnean Society of London in 1966. In 1975, he made the discovery of a ""revolutionary technique in plant breeding
8/18/1800Fort William College was established at Calcutta.
4/12/1913Gandhiji in Indian Opinion draws attention to new Immigration Bill's failure to fulfil terms of Provisional Settlement of 1911. Kasturba decides to join Passive Resistance struggle.