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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
1/10/1888Marathas were defeated in the third and last war against the British at Rampura.
4/26/1841Bombay Gazette begins publishing on silk.
5/19/1992Arjuna award for Tennis star Leander Paes and Hockey champion Jagbir Singh.
10/16/1999A woman is elected as the Speaker of the Sikkim Assembly.
8/29/1984Indian Airlines Boeing 737 with 68 passengers and a crew of 6 hijacked in Lahore.
7/1/1999The Rashtriya Janata Party (RJP) of Shankersinh Waghela merges with Congress(I).
4/27/1854First telegram was sent between Mumbai and Pune.
12/10/1993The residence of Mahatma Phule was declared a national monument.
10/13/1971Hitesh Modi, cricketer (Kenyan left-handed batsman 1996 World Cup), was born.
6/23/1895Kali Charan Ghosh, great Hindi writer, was born at Calcutta.