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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
1/1/1983This year was announced to be observed as the ""International Communications Year"".
12/31/1923Vishnu Dayal Jhunjhunwala, great industrialist, was born at Kanpur.
5/19/1993Government decides to merge Vayudut with Indian Airlines.
12/3/1955In exercise of the powers conferred by the provision in Article 343 (2) of the constitution, orders were issued for the use of Hindi language in addition to the English language for specific purposes of the union.
4/30/1996CBI concludes after 11 1/2 years of investigation that no espionage has taken place in what was dubbed the `ISRO spy scandal case'.
7/31/2000The Lok Sabha passes by voice vote a bill for creation of Chhattisgarh state.
7/4/1899Vishnuprasad Ranchhoddas Trivedi, famous critic in Gujrati, educationist and author, was born at Umreth, Gujarat .
4/23/1774British Commander Colonel Chapman defeated Rohilla's army and captured Ruhelkhand.
7/5/2000Rachita Mistry breaks P.T. Usha's long-standing record in 100m (11.39s) clocking 11.26s in the National circuit meet in Bangalore.
5/9/1959Karmaveer Bhaurao Patil, founder of Rayat Educational Institute, passed away.