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Historical Event on 4/11/1952

Treaty between France and India, transferring the former French settlement of Chandranagar to India, is ratified by the National Assembly, Paris. It was the last formal step in completing the process of sovereignty.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/13/1967Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan (1888-1975) retired from the post of second President.
3/1/1993Narayan Ganesh Goray passed away (1-5-98).
3/17/1992Suburban rail fare increase cut; 20\% hike in first class, second class A/C sleeper and chair car reduced to 15\%.
2/24/1961Government of Madras province was renamed as Tamil Nadu.
5/13/2000Lara Dutta (21), who said beauty pageants give women a platform to ''voice our choices and opinions'' is named Miss Universe 2000 in the Cyprus capital Nicosia.
1/2/1878Mannathu Padmanabhan, great social worker and first president of the Tranvancore Devasworn Board, was born at Perunna village, Kerala State.
11/25/1962Dasganu (Ganesh Dattatreya Sahastrabuddhe), modern Marathi saint and poet, passed away.
5/16/1998India rejects China's charges on N-tests.
4/2/1994Governor Bhanu Prakash Singh dismisses Wilfred D'souza Government in Goa.
3/19/2000Bill Clinton, US President, arrives to a warm welcome in India. This was the first presidential visit of a US head in two decades.