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Historical Event on 12/31/1706
Francois Martin, founder of Pondicherry and was its first Governor General, died. He founded Pondicherry, the future capital of French India in 1674.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 3/4/1939 | Lala Har Dayal, revolutionary, nationalist and freedom fighter, passed away at Philadelphia. |
| 8/15/1947 | Sir Cyril Radcliffe Award on the new boundaries of West Punjab, East Punjab, West Bengal, East Bengal and Assam. |
| 11/30/1995 | G. Umapati, filmmaker, died. |
| 11/13/1953 | Richard Nixon, the US Vice President, arrives in New Delhi. |
| 10/22/1933 | Vithalbhai Patel, great freedom fighter, social worker, leader, politician, President of the Central Assembly, lawyer and member of parliament, died in Geneva. |
| 9/5/1998 | Trishul and Akash test fired from Chandipore. |
| 8/15/1947 | Brigadier Thakur Mahadeo Singh was the first Indian Commandant. He was the DSO of Indian Militery Academy. |
| 10/29/1996 | Shankarsinh Waghela, Gujarat CM, wins confidence vote. |
| 2/19/1915 | Gopal Krishna Gokhale, social reformer, political leader and freedom fighter, passed away. |
| 1/19/1992 | Manvendra Mukherji, famous singer and music director, passed away. |
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