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Historical Event on 12/31/1706

Francois Martin, founder of Pondicherry and was its first Governor General, died. He founded Pondicherry, the future capital of French India in 1674.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/28/1930Strike by workers of the Nizam state railways over bonus.
1/6/1989Lord Sudhindra Prasanna Sinha died.
1/24/1950Dr. Rajendra Prasad was elected to become the first President of India and 'Jana Gana Mana....' was accepted as the National Anthem of the country.
12/14/2000The Government declares the 10-day old postal strike illegal as per the provisions of the Industrial Dispute Act.
5/20/1994Indian ship rescues over 2000 Indian nationals trapped in the embattled Yemen's port city of Aden.
6/6/1997Five killed and 17 injured in a bus explosion in Gurdaspur district of Punjab.
3/8/1921Sahir Ludhiyanvi, famous film lyricist, was born.
11/18/1974Telex Service started between India and Pakistan.
1/2/1953Government set up a Board of Editors under Dr. Syed Mahmood to prepare a history of Freedom Movement in India.
8/17/1911Y.R. Lokurkar, senior journalist, was born.