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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
5/8/1996The governing Congress party is routed in Indian elections that have left no party with a clear mandate to govern.
5/10/1957Dr. Rajendra Prasad elected President of India for a second term.
6/12/1891Gandhiji sailed for India and reached in July.
12/26/1989India debars Bofors from future contracts until they come out clean.
6/29/1873Micheal Madhusudan Dutta, first Bengali modern poet, died.
3/25/1996CBI gives a clean chit to PM Rao in the St. Kitts case.
2/12/1995The 3-phase-budget session begins with the address of President Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma in the joint sitting of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha.
7/1/1991Rupee devalued by 8.5\%.
9/4/1990Congress (I) opposes the Prasar Bharati Bill in the Rajya Sabha saying the party wants the bill to be sent to a select committee.
9/16/1996First one-day international in Canada played between India and Pakistan at Toronto.