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Historical Event on 12/3/1971

Pakistan took the initiative of striking the airfields both in the East and the West. While the IAF carried out retaliatory air strikes in the West and shot the Pakistan Air Force (PAP) out of the skies.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/9/1997Bangladesh and Chakma refugee leaders sign a historic agreement for repatriation of the 50,000 refugees sheltered in six camps in Tripura for the past 11 years.
5/23/1998L. K. Advani, Home Minister, is to look after J&K affairs.
9/11/1995PM Narsimha Rao inaugurated the State Panchayat minister's meet for discussing panchayat election, devolution of administrative and financial power to the local bodies.
1/18/2000S. S. Dawra is appointed new Director of the Enforcement Directorate.
10/31/1999Efforts to restore rail and telecom links on a war footing.
10/5/1864Cyclone destroyed most of Calcutta city in which approximately 50,000 people died.
4/5/1987The centenary of Bombay Fire Brigade was celebrated. (CIVIC).
3/31/1992The new five-year Export-Import policy relaxes restrictions.
2/12/1997Standard Bank tri-series final between India and South Africa abandoned due to rain.
11/8/1893Dwaram Venkataswamy Naidu, great musician and professor, was born in Bangalore.