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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 |
| 7/16/1954 | Bahadur Shah captured the fort of Chittor and then marched against the Mughal emperor. |
| 9/21/1898 | Tushar Kanti Ghosh, famous journalist, was born. |
| 8/1/1966 | Himachal Pradesh Krishi Vishvavidyalaya (HPKV) was established at Palampur under the aegis of Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, to cater to the need of hilly areas of erstwhile Punjab. |
| 5/30/1895 | Pandurang Sakharam Pisurlekar, great historian in Goa, was born. |
| 12/10/1905 | Robert Koch received the Nobel Prize for Medicine for his work on Tuberculosis. |
| 10/11/1993 | CBI files chargesheet against stock-broker Hiten Dalal and 3 others for defrauding Canbank Mutual Fund over Rs.102 crore. |
| 12/29/1957 | 8,000 ton cruiser INS Mysore commissioned. |
| 11/12/1885 | Firodia Kundanmal Shobhachand, politician and Gandhian, was born. |
| 11/7/2000 | Indrajit Bhalotia wins the Wills Southern Open golf tournament. |
| 4/29/1909 | Tukdoji Maharaj, social reformer, modern Saint and poet, was born at Yavli in Amravati district, Maharashtra. |
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