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Historical Event on 7/21/1947
Indian Constitution Assembly accepted the tricolour flag as its National Flag. This flag is with three equal horizontal stripes of Saffron (Sacrifice), White (Truth) and Green (Prosperity) and a Chakra is superimposed on white (Dharma Chakra on the capitol of Ashoka's Pillar at Sarnath) in blue colour having 24 spokes. The ratio of the width to length is two to three.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/17/1966	India's beauty queen Rita Faria was crowned as 'Miss World' in World Beauty contest held in London. She was a medical student.
10/3/1996	National Conference swept back to power in J & K with a landslide victory.
3/21/1934	Buta Singh, former Home Minister of India, was born.
8/16/1991	C. Achuta Menon, former CM of Kerala, passed away.
5/27/1930	Maulana Abul Kalam Azad was arrested during Salt Movement.
1/26/1993	Sub Lt. Rubi Singh of the Navy becomes the first woman in India to lead an armed force contingent in the Republic Day parade at New Delhi; British PM John Major attends as the first ever British head of Government as Chief Guest.
12/31/1988	Nuclear Fuel Complex was established in Hyderabad.
10/3/1984	India's longest distance train Himsagar Express (from Jammu Tavi to Kanya Kumari) was first flagged.
1/10/1966	Tashkent Conference between Pakistan and Indian leaders ended after signing of peace accord by Lal Bahadur Shastri and General Ayub Khan.
12/15/1965	Third cyclone of the year kills another 15,000 at mouths of Ganges river.

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