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Historical Event on 12/3/1971
During the ensuing melee, three of the Sabres were shot down while all Gnats returning to base were unscathed. The first blood of a new Indo-Pakistan air war had been drawn. Other encounters were to follow over the next 10 days within both Indian and Pakistani airspace, before a full-scale war began.
Other Historical Dates and Events |
12/3/1971 | Akbar won the war near Ahmedabad and captured Gujrat. |
1/26/1876 | Railway route started between Mumbai and Calcutta. |
12/9/1947 | India's agreement with Pakistan on outstanding issues like assets, liabilities, division of sterling balance and military stores, etc. signed. |
2/25/1884 | Ravishankar Maharaj, freedom fighter and national leader of the country, was born at Radhu village of Kaira District. |
9/4/1665 | Raja Jai Singh treaty of Purandar was signed between the Mughals and Chattrapati Shivaji Maharaj. |
4/13/1999 | D. Sripada Rao, former Speaker of the Andhra Pradesh Assembly, is shot dead by People's War Group naxalites near Annaram village in Karimnagar district. |
1/9/1971 | Muslim leader Sheik Mohammed Abdullah was barred from returning to Kashmir. |
7/26/1910 | Unrest flares up in the Deccan region of India. Demand grows for self-determination. |
2/14/1933 | W. R. Sonar, famous marathi poet, author, playwright, editor and publisher, was born. |
9/15/1965 | President Ayub Khan appeals to the US to use its influence to end Indian-Pakistani hostilities. |
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