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An agreement between France and India in 1948 agreed to an election in France's remaining Indian possessions to choose their political future. Governance of Chandernagore was ceded to India on 2 May 1950; it was then merged with West Bengal state on 2 October 1954.
At 1:32 a.m., the 121-foot (37 m) tall Nelson's Pillar on O'Connell Street in Dublin was blown up by former Irish Republican Army volunteers, who were apparently marking the 50th anniversary of the Easter Rising. As a symbol of Britain's one-time control of Ireland, the Pillar was unpopular.
50th anniversary of diplomatic relations, part of series 'Japan and South Asia in 21st Century' Japanese stamp design has a markedly different design than the Indian issue. India issued two stamps depicting the classical dances Kathakali of India and Kabuki of Japan, while Japan issued a single stamp of the Taj Mahal
The 50th Independence Anniversary Medal was issued to commemorate the historic occasion of 50 years of the independence of India. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] and is authorised for all Armed Forces personnel borne on strength as on 15 August 1997.
In addition to being President of France, de Gaulle is a joint ruler (along with Spain's Bishop of Urgel) of the tiny nation located in the mountains between France and Spain, pursuant to the 1278 agreement creating the nation. [32] October 25 – The Abortion Act 1967 passes in the British Parliament and receives royal assent two days later ...
Satyarup Siddhanta (born 29 April 1983) is a Bangalore-based world record holder Indian mountaineer. [1] Satyarup became the youngest mountaineer [2] in the world and the first from India to climb both the Seven Summits and Volcanic Seven Summits on 15 January 2019 at 10:10 pm Chile time.
Saturday, July 20th marks the 50th anniversary of one of the most formative events for American history and for the history of mankind.
Marie-Madeleine Riffaud (23 August 1924 – 6 November 2024) was a French Resistance fighter, poet, journalist and war correspondent.After active resistance to the German occupation of France during World War II, she reported for the Communist newspaper L'Humanité and other left-wing publications on the Algerian War (during which she survived an assassination attempt) and on French, and ...