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Historical Event on 7/21/1977

Neelam Sanjiva Reddi was elected as the President of India.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/12/1995India refused to sign NPT in its present discriminatory form.
5/12/1995Buhlul Khan Lodi, an Afghan and founder of Lodi dynasty, ascends the throne of Delhi and displaced the Alam Shah of Syed dynasty.
10/11/1999Atal Behari Vajpayee is appointed Prime Minister. Two-tier ministry likely.
2/6/1939Sayaji Rao Gaekwad III of Baroda, great nationalist and social reformer, passed away.
4/27/1994Supreme Court strikes down section 309 of the Indian Penal Code(which makes suicide a punishable offence)- violative of Article 21.
11/12/1969Indira Gandhi, who was expelled from Congress for indiscipline during President elections, made a large split and formed her own Congress Party with Jagjivan Ram as President. The party is recognised as Congress (I).
5/13/1994Renowned environmentalist Maurice F. Strong chosen for the Jawaharlal Nehru International Understanding award for 1992.
6/24/1990President R. Venkataraman issues notification formally constituting an Inter-State Council.
1/16/1989Prem Nazir, famous actor of more than 620 Malayalam films, died at the age of 59 yrs.
9/9/1923First magazine 'Kiran' was published by Ravikiran Mandal.