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Historical Event on 7/25/1997

Kocheril Raman Narayanan (K. R. Narayanan) became the 10th President of India.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/2/1967University established at Berhampur in Orrisa State.
6/30/1993AN-12 phasing out marked the end of a glorious chapter of transport operations in the IAF.
4/15/1942George VI awards the George Cross to the people of Malta.
3/25/1898Swami Vivekanand accepted Sister Nivedita as his disciple.
9/16/1955Leopold C. M. S. Amery, British minister of Colonies (India), died at the age of 81.
3/27/1966Indira Gandhi meets Johnson in Washington.
12/15/1980Hema Chengkalath, female Soccer(Football) player, was born in Calgary, Canada.
6/5/1896Muhammad Ismail Sahib, president of the Madras State Muslim League and freedom fighter, was born at Pettai, Tamil Nadu. He was the member of Rajya Sabha as well as Lok Sabha.
10/12/2000A Special Court sentences former Prime Minister P.V. Narasimha Rao and his Home Minister Buta Singh to undergo three years rigorous imprisonment and pay a fine of Rs. 2 lakhs each in the 'JMM MPs' bribery case'.
3/14/1931First Indian talkie film 'Alam Ara' released at Majestic Cinema, Bombay. Directed by Ardeshir Irani, the film was 11,152 ft. long and was produced by Imperial Film Co., Bombay and beared censored No. 10043 on March 11. The most remarkable thing about this film was birth of sound in Indian films, it came with a bang and quickly displaced the silent movies and brought revolutionary changes in the whole set up of the industry.