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Historical Event on 7/16/1954
French rule ends in Mahe. De facto power was transferred to the people and the Indian flag hoisted.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 9/14/1774 | Bentik, first Governor General of India, was born. |
| 11/12/1946 | Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya died at the age of 85. |
| 8/23/1989 | Pandit Krishnarao Shankarrao, great singer of 'Gwalher Gharana', passed away. |
| 2/13/1856 | East India Company captured Lucknow along with Avadh Kingdom. |
| 3/29/1978 | Jayasinghrao Mansinghrao Ghorpade, cricketer, 8 Tests for India and 229 runs, passed away. |
| 4/16/1930 | Baba Kanshi Ram, freedom fighter and social reformer, was arrested by British police. |
| 2/21/1990 | The Bombay Sappers join the club of the select few, who received colours from the President of India (21-2-90). |
| 11/15/1949 | Nathuram Vinayak Godse and Narayan Dattatreya Apte were hanged in Ambala Jail for Gandhi's murder. |
| 2/5/2000 | A.B. Vajpayee, Prime Minister, defends the Gujarat Government's order lifting the ban on Government employees from participating in RSS activities. |
| 4/29/1947 | Abolition of ""untouchability"". |
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