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Historical Event on 7/21/1947
Indian Constitution Assembly accepted the tricolour flag as its National Flag. This flag is with three equal horizontal stripes of Saffron (Sacrifice), White (Truth) and Green (Prosperity) and a Chakra is superimposed on white (Dharma Chakra on the capitol of Ashoka's Pillar at Sarnath) in blue colour having 24 spokes. The ratio of the width to length is two to three.

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5/11/1995	In central Kashmir, militants burnt the Charar-e-Sherif shrine (the tomb of Sufi saint Sheikh Noorudin Noorani) built in 1460 by Zain-ul- Abidin.
6/4/1993	L K Advani unanimously elected President of BJP.
6/4/1993	Pedro Alvaris, Portugese businessman, reached Calicut and established the first European factory in India.
5/21/1855	Rani Rasmoni was consecrated at Bhabatarini Kali Temple of Dakhineswar.
3/10/1998	India 'A' beats Pakistan 'A' by 58 runs in the fourth test to clinch the rain-hit series 1-0 at Karachi.
6/15/1947	All-India Congress accepts British plan for partition of India in New Delhi.
10/12/1991	Sonia Gandhi declineed to contest from Amethi.
10/27/1969	Darshansingh Pheruman died in Amritsar during the 74th day of his fast, which he had undertaken for the merger of Chandigarh in Punjab.
5/13/2000	The Union Government gives its approval for the creation of the three new states of Jharkhand, Uttaranchal and Chhattisgarh to be carved out of Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh.
5/30/1895	Pandurang Sakharam Pisurlekar, great historian in Goa, was born.

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