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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 |
| 2/2/1996 | Gold price zooms to all-time record high of Rs. 5600 per 10 grams. |
| 6/8/1992 | Assets of 31 persons including Harshad Mehta attached. |
| 10/9/2000 | The Centre appoints Yogendra Narain as the new defence secretary and K. Sibal as the secretary in the Ministry of External Affairs while effecting a major bureaucratic reshuffle. |
| 3/28/1954 | The flight undertook its first VVIP commitment, when it carried the first Prime Minister of India, the Late Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, from Palam to Tilpat range and back to witness the 'Fire Power Demo'. It carried wide spectrum of VVIPs, including the President, the Prime Minister, renowned statesmen, Generals, Luminaries and visiting foreign dignitaries. |
| 12/24/1905 | Sen Triguna, educationist and technologist, was born. |
| 6/15/1899 | Roy Chowdhury Devipasad, modern Indian sculptor and painter, was born. |
| 8/25/1959 | Jawaharlal Nehru, Prime Minister, declares in New Delhi that India will defend Bhutan and Sikkim if attacked by China. |
| 2/25/1976 | India announces plan to penalize parents who have more than two children. |
| 1/26/1960 | More medals for armed forces were instituted including the Vishisht Seva Medal (in the classes), Sainya Seva Medal, Videsh Seva Medal and Sena, Nao Sena and Vayu Sena Medals. |
| 4/20/1989 | R. S. Pathak, Chief Justice of India, elected to the World Court. |
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