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Historical Event on 6/19/1949
People of Chandernagar, the French Indian Settlement, decided to merge with the Indian Union.
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| 4/8/1953 | Walchand Hirachand, great Industrialist, passed away. |
| 9/27/1958 | Mihir Sen becomes the first Indian to cross the English Channel from Dover to Calais. |
| 10/16/1896 | Govindas Seth, hindi litterateur and politician, was born. |
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