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Historical Event on 11/1/1954
French handed over their territories of Pondicherry, Mahe, Karikal and Yanon to the Government of India.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 8/7/1905 | Indian National Congress declared to boycott the British goods for the first time against Bengal partition, and also advocated to buy ' Swadeshi. |
| 8/20/1995 | Indira Mahila Vikas Yojana launched. |
| 10/16/1990 | Dr. Nelson Mandela, conferred with 'Bharat Ratna', the highest civilian honour. |
| 3/31/1997 | Lakhubhai Pathak, prominent NRI businessman who had accused Narasimha Rao of cheating $ 100,000, died in London. |
| 4/21/1995 | Medium range 'Akash', surface-to-air-missile, flight trial successful. |
| 3/17/1967 | 4th Parliament (Lok Sabha) was formed. |
| 3/17/1967 | Zahir Al-Din Muhammad Babur Shah, founder of Mughal dynasty, passed away at the age of 48 at Dhaulpur. |
| 7/14/1999 | Arvind Dave is appointed Governor of Arunachal Pradesh. |
| 4/24/1932 | 450 people seized by British for defying ban on Indian National Congress. |
| 7/3/1997 | Tamil actor Sivaji Ganesan gets 1996 Dada Saheb Phalke award for outstanding contribution to Indian cinema. |
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