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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.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/25/1954Maharshee Rajratna 'Manikrao' (Gajanan Yashwant Manik), physical expert, passed away.
10/10/1995G. R Khairnar, the high profile suspended Deputy Municipal Commissioner of Bombay, was reinstated.
4/2/2000Guru Granth Sahib is a juristic person and can hold property, says the apex court in a judgment of ''far-reaching consequences and great significance''.
2/20/1994Government makes the first appointment under 27\% reservation for Other Backward Classes in Central Services and Public Sector Undertaking.
3/2/1982Indira Gandhi opened Mahatma Gandhi Road Bridge at Patna.
3/19/1944Azad Hind Fauj hoisted the National Flag for the first time in North East India. On this event Bimal Roy produced the film 'Pehla Aadmi'.
11/24/1997Leander-Mahesh stumble at the final step, finish second in the World doubles tennis championships at Hartford.
10/1/1953The first new state in India since 1949, Andhra Pradesh, is established on purely linguistic basis and formally inaugurated. This state was created by sub-dividing state of India, Madras Province and this movement was started by Shriramulu for which he had to sacrifice his life.
11/6/1993First-ever elections to the Delhi Assembly.
10/10/1993Helicopters along with the last batch of personnel were ferried out in an AN-12 from Delhi to Mogadishu. These helicopters were provided by 111 HU.