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Historical Event on 10/21/1954

Government of India and France sign an agreement for the de-facto transfer of the French settlement of Pondicherry, Karaikal, Mahe to the Indian Union. The merger took place on November 1.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/1/1940Marathi magzine `Digdarshan' was published.
11/20/1888Gurunath Bewoor, director general, was born at Bewoor village, district Bijapur.
1/6/1818Dominion of Holkar in India are annexed with Rajput states and come under the British protection.
11/18/1898Prabodhchandra Bagchi, researcher of ""Ancient History of India"", was born.
1/31/1997Government raises quantity of gold that can be brought into the country by non-residents to 10 kg. (from the existing 5).
6/23/1993Motilal Vohra made governor of UP.
7/1/1999K. N. Singh (70), former Union Minister and senior Congress leader, died in Lucknow.
6/10/1946Gandhiji refused to enthuse over allied victory as it was not a ""victory of truth over false-hood"".
1/23/1814Sir Alexander Canningham, Indian Archeologist, was born.
11/20/1947Parliament gives Indian government censorship powers over press at New Delhi.