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Historical Event on 6/19/1949

People of Chandernagar, the French Indian Settlement, decided to merge with the Indian Union.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/1/1947Balbhimraj Gore, litterateur and Hindi critic, was born.
12/24/1880Pattabhi Sitaramayya, politician and president of Indian National Congress, was born in Andhra Pradesh.
2/25/1962India Congress Party wins elections.
8/3/199835 persons were killed as Govind Towers at Bandra in Mumbai collapsed.
9/26/1979Charan Singh launches a new party called the Lok Dal.
9/25/1927Jagmohan Amirchand was born in Hafizabad (now in Pakistan).
9/10/2000Marat Safin wins the men's singles in the US open championship.
6/23/1661Princess Catherine of Portugal wed King of England Charles II. Portugal gave island of Mumbai to England as present. The British got Bombay as dowry from Portugal.
4/12/1801Ranjit Singh proclaimed himself Maharaja of Punjab.
1/6/1999Shiv Sena activists dug up the Kotla pitch in Delhi with a view to prevent the Indo-Pakistan first Test which was to commence from Jan. 28.