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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
1/2/1979	Gavaskar gets twin tons for India for the third time (vs West Indies).
9/12/1965	Army fights back heavy Indian tank attacks at Pakistan.
12/5/1657	Murad proclaimed himself Emperor of India.
2/16/1997	Tribal militants kill 21 persons in Tripura.
1/1/1981	This year was announced to be observed as the ""International Year for the Disabled"".
9/26/1999	Atal Behari Vajpayee, Prime Minister, dispatched a team of experts to Karnataka and Tamil Nadu to assess the water storage position.
10/2/1950	Persis Khambatta, famous actress (Star Trek, Megaforce), was born in Bombay.
12/15/1803	East India Company captured Orrisa state.
5/8/1725	John Lovewell, US Indian fighter, passed away in a battle.
1/22/1980	Bal Ram Jakhar elected Lok Sabha Speaker.

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