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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
7/10/1996Budget session of Parliament begins.
7/23/1991Premdatt Paliwal, president of All India Forward Block, died.
8/29/1997B.M. Sumavathi creats national record in heptathlon in the Federation Cup athletics.
9/13/1906Surendra Kumar Dey, social reformer and politician, was born at Sylhet (Bangladesh).
8/6/1951Rukmini Lakshmipathi, great social reformer and leader, died.
3/22/2000India's first third generation satellite 'Insat-3B' put in orbit by Europe's latest Ariane-5 rocket from Kourou in French Guyana.
1/7/1997Jaspal Rana bags six gold medals in the men's standard pistol and air pistol and set two more records on the penultimate day of the National shooting.
5/29/1991P.V. Narasimha Rao elected President of Congress (I).
3/17/1863Sayajirao Gaekwad of Baroda was born.
4/1/1992ESI ceiling of Rs. 3000 comes into effect.