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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.

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10/10/1964Gurbachan Singh Randhawa sets record for 110m Her. in 14.09s at Tokyo.
1/31/1958First Earth Satellite Explorer I was launched from Cape Kennedy.
12/16/1980Fisher Wealthy Hornsinger, an American social worker and who worked for Adult Education in India, passed away.
12/4/1829Britain abolished ""sati"" in India (widow burning herself to death on her husband's funeral pyre)
11/8/1988Salman Rushdie's 'The Satanic Verses' awarded 1988 Whitbread Prize.
4/9/1936SikhdevSingh RattanSingh Dhindsa was born in Ubhawal village, Distt. Sangrur (Punjab).
1/6/1992Sachin Tendulkar completes 148* vs Australia at the SCG.
10/28/1997Dr. V. Doreswamy Iyengar (77), Veena maestro, household name among Carnatic music lovers, passed away in Bangalore.
6/14/1991Punjab was declared ""disturbed area""; army deployed.
11/2/1897Sohrab Meharwanji Modi, theatre and film producer, director and actor, was born.