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Historical Event on 12/3/1971
Indo-Pakistan war begins. On the same day National Emergency was declared by the President of India due to war between both the countries.
Other Historical Dates and Events |
7/1/1991 | Rupee devalued by 8.5\%. |
1/28/1911 | The famous Hope diamond, once worn by Marie Antoinette, was bought tonight for over $300,000 by Ned McLean, son of John McLean. Mrs. McLean wore it as a head ornament, guarded by a former Secret Service man who in turn was guarded by two private detectives. Walnut-sized and exquisitely blue in color, the 44.5-carat stone stems from India. Its owners included Louis XIV, Louis XVI, and a London banker named Hope. A sinister history of ill luck, madness, and violent death clings to the unique gem. |
6/11/1991 | Forty die in rioting in Srinigar, Kashmir. |
9/9/1991 | Gold ornaments pledged by the Goans to the Portugese bank returned to owners. |
10/23/1999 | A Boeing 707 carrying Venezuela President Hugo Chavez and his entourage lands safely at Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport in Mumbai following a suspected tyre burst. |
5/10/1905 | Pankaj Malik, music director, was born. |
5/16/1933 | Shani, writer of novel 'Kalajal' and film 'Shaukin', was born. |
1/23/1897 | Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, great nationalist leader and freedom fighter, was born at Cuttack. At the age of 23, he was ranked fourth in the I.C.S. Examination in London and fought against the British with his Azad Hind Fauj in the second World War. |
4/10/1997 | Bill Gates, Chairman and CEO of Microsoft, announces Rs. 2.5 crore aid to Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan's Gandhi Institute of Computer Education and Information Technology, Mumbai. |
4/15/1927 | Abha Gandhi, servant to Gandhi, was born. |
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