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Historical Event on 5/8/1954

Indian Government decided to integrate Chandranagar in West Bengal which was under the rule of the French.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/25/1996DMK-led coalition ministry headed by R.V. Janakiraman sworn in Pondicherry.
7/22/1702The ""English Company of Merchants"" and the old East India Company was named the United Company of Merchants of England Trading to the East Indies"". In1833, this name finally changed to East India Company.
8/15/1997K.Sasikaran gets third IM norm in British Open Chess tournament.
1/25/1995India and South Africa sign three pacts to forge special ties.
5/12/1915Rash Behari Bose, revolutionary leader, left India by boarding a Japanese steamer ''Sanuki Maru'' under assumed name of P. N. Tagore to dodge the British forces.
1/8/1947Rajasthan University established at Jaipur.
1/8/1947Vasco De Gama, Portuguese navigator who discovered India, died in Cochin.
5/7/1985Adoor Gopalakrishnan adjudged Best Director (Mukhamukham) in national film awards.
3/28/1999Pakistan decides to ease visa restrictions for the aged, women and children from India in response to New Delhi's move towards visa relaxation for several categories of Pakistani nationals.
5/27/1997Sri Lanka claims Independence Cup, winning the second match in the best-of-three finals in Calcutta.
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