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Historical Event on 11/7/1971
India admits forces entered Bangladesh to silence artillery.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 8/9/1998 | India moves the World Trade Organisation against the European Union reimposing anti-dumping duties on unbleached cotton gray fabric imports. |
| 7/8/1972 | Sourav Chandidas Ganguly, cricketer (centuries in 1st two Tests for India 1996), was born in Calcutta. |
| 6/17/1991 | Bharat Ratna, India's highest award, was given to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel (Posthumous) (1875-1950). |
| 7/1/1997 | Over 23,000 blowdowns completed in 1.2 m tunnel. |
| 3/1/1993 | India develops Phased Array Radars critical for its ""Akash"" surface-to-air missile and launches its indigenous main battle tank 'Arjun'. |
| 3/24/1855 | First long distance telegram message was opened between Agra and Calcutta at a distance of 1,300 km. |
| 5/7/1973 | Shivkumar Batalvi, famous Punjabi poet, died. |
| 3/1/1908 | A.E.T. Barrow, educationist, was born. |
| 7/26/1910 | Unrest flares up in the Deccan region of India. Demand grows for self-determination. |
| 6/24/1986 | Government announced that unmarried mothers under its employment would also get maternity leave. |
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