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Historical Event on 11/21/1971
Rebellion in East Pakistan (formerly Bengal). Ten million Bengalis flee to India. Indo-Pak border clashes escalate to war. India defeats West Pakistan. E. Pakistan becomes independent Bangladesh.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 9/1/1962 | Shivaji University was established in Kolhapur. |
| 8/15/1921 | Amrit Rai, novelist and translater, was born . |
| 7/1/1909 | Madanlal Dhingra, revolutionary, assassinated Sir William Curzon Wyllie, a prominent Anglo-Indian, at the Imperial Institute in London. |
| 10/12/1976 | Kumarnath Bagchi, famous Indian chemist, died. |
| 9/3/1997 | India and E.U. sign an agreement envisaging a $200 m. E.U. aid for the country's primary health care programme. |
| 1/8/1956 | Tryambak Sitaram Karkhanis, founder of 'Maharashtra Drama Group' (Maharashtra Natak Mandali), died. |
| 7/1/1930 | Vinodkumar C. Gupta, leader in Maharashtra, was born. |
| 2/2/1814 | Calcutta Museum was established. It was a part of the Asiatic Society at a suggestion of a Danish surgeon Dr. Nathaniel Wallich, who was its first Director also. |
| 10/5/1949 | A. K. Pillai, great social reformer and politician, died. |
| 5/14/1907 | Muhammad Ayub Khan, Pakistani president, was born. |
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