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Pratibha Patil was sworn in as the first female president of India.

On July 25, in the year 2007, Pratibha Patil was sworn in as the first female president of India. This event is recorded as a Selected Events event in the history of July 25, one of 455 recorded events on this date across all of history.

Pratibha Devisingh Patil, also known as Pratibha Patil Shekhawat, is an Indian stateswoman and lawyer who served as the president of India from 2007 to 2012. She was the first woman to become the president of India. A member of the Indian National Congress, she also served as the Governor of Rajasthan from 2004 to 2007, and was a member of the Lok Sabha from 1991 to 1996.

Key Facts

  • This event took place on July 25, 2007 (AD era).
  • It is categorised as a Selected Events event in recorded history.
  • Referenced in 2 Wikipedia articles.
  • Wikipedia source last updated on 14 July 2026.

On This Date in History 455

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Notable Deaths 2019 Jul 25 Beji Caid Essebsi, 4th President and 9th Prime Minister of Tunisia (born 1926)
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Notable Deaths 2018 Jul 25 Sergio Marchionne, Italian-Canadian businessman (born 1952)
Notable Deaths 2017 Jul 25 Michael Johnson, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1944)
Notable Deaths 2016 Jul 25 Tim LaHaye, American Christian minister and author (born 1926)
Notable Deaths 2016 Jul 25 Tom Peterson, American television personality (born 1930)
Notable Deaths 2015 Jul 25 Jacques Andreani, French diplomat, French ambassador to the United States (born 1929)
Notable Deaths 2015 Jul 25 R. S. Gavai, Indian lawyer and politician, 18th Governor of Kerala (born 1929)
Notable Deaths 2015 Jul 25 Bob Kauffman, American basketball player and coach (born 1946)
Notable Deaths 2014 Jul 25 Bel Kaufman, German-American author and academic (born 1911)
Notable Deaths 2014 Jul 25 Richard Larter, Australian painter and illustrator (born 1929)
Notable Deaths 2013 Jul 25 Walter De Maria, American sculptor, illustrator, and composer (born 1935)
Notable Deaths 2013 Jul 25 William J. Guste, American lawyer and politician (born 1922)
Notable Deaths 2013 Jul 25 Hugh Huxley, English-American biologist and academic (born 1924)
Notable Deaths 2012 Jul 25 B. R. Ishara, Indian director and screenwriter (born 1934)
Notable Deaths 2012 Jul 25 Barry Langford, English director and producer (born 1926)
Notable Deaths 2012 Jul 25 Greg Mohns, American-Canadian football player and coach (born 1950)
Notable Deaths 2012 Jul 25 Franz West, Austrian painter and sculptor (born 1947)
Notable Deaths 2011 Jul 25 Michael Cacoyannis, Cypriot-Greek director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1922)
Historical Events 2010 Jul 25 WikiLeaks publishes classified documents about the War in Afghanistan, one of the largest leaks in U.S. military…
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Notable Deaths 2009 Jul 25 Vernon Forrest, American boxer (born 1971)
Notable Deaths 2009 Jul 25 Stanley Middleton, English author (born 1919)
Notable Deaths 2009 Jul 25 Harry Patch, English soldier (born 1898)
Notable Deaths 2009 Jul 25 Yasmin Ahmad, Malaysian film director (born 1958)
Notable Deaths 2008 Jul 25 Jeff Fehring, Australian footballer (born 1955)
Notable Deaths 2008 Jul 25 Tracy Hall, American chemist and academic (born 1919)
Notable Deaths 2008 Jul 25 Randy Pausch, American computer scientist and educator (born 1960)
Historical Events 2007 Jul 25 Pratibha Patil is sworn in as India's first female president.
Notable Deaths 2007 Jul 25 Bernd Jakubowski, German footballer and manager (born 1952)
Notable Deaths 2006 Jul 25 Ezra Fleischer, Romanian-Israeli poet and philologist (born 1928)
Notable Deaths 2005 Jul 25 Albert Mangelsdorff, German trombonist (born 1928)
Notable Deaths 2004 Jul 25 John Passmore, Australian philosopher and academic (born 1914)
Notable Deaths 2003 Jul 25 Ludwig Bölkow, German engineer (born 1912)
Notable Deaths 2003 Jul 25 John Schlesinger, English actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1926)
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Notable Deaths 2002 Jul 25 Abdel Rahman Badawi, Egyptian philosopher and poet (born 1917)
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