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Historical Event on 1/11/1858
Shridhar Pathak, famous Hindi poet, was born.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 2/8/1994 | Kapil Dev sets world record for Test Cricket wickets with 432. |
| 12/1/1947 | India all out for 58 vs Australia at Gabba. |
| 3/27/2000 | After more than two-and-a-half-years, a Delhi court resumes trial in the St. Kitts forgery case following Delhi High Court's order upholding the lower court's verdict on framing of charges. |
| 6/19/1981 | APPLE, India's first experimental geo-stationary telecommunication satellite having experimental communication satellite, successfully launched by European Ariane, Kourou, French Guiana. This is the first to be stabilized on 3 axes. |
| 4/4/1971 | Pakistan reports seizure of nine Indian army vehicles. |
| 7/12/1998 | India will not reverse the nuclear programme, declared Mr. Vajpayee. |
| 12/11/1971 | The elite para-commandos and parachute battalions -India's 'Red Devils', as they are affectionately called, have an unsurpassed ethos and elan of their own. 2 Para Battalion executed a superb airborne assault operation at Tangail in East Pakistan, which was the first of its kind in the subcontinent. |
| 10/21/1959 | Chinese and Indian troops clash on Ladakh border. |
| 4/9/1965 | Fighting breaks out in the Rann of Kutch between Indian and Pakistani troops. Pakistan attacked Indian borders, Sardar Post, Chhar Bet and Beria Bet, this was manned by the State Armed Police Batallions. In Kutch launched its 8th Infantry Division supported by two regiments of M47/48 Pattons. Operation 'Desert Hawk' was launched to draw away reserves from other vulnerable areas, and possibly to test India's resolve. The Indian Army did not rise to the bait. |
| 5/19/1954 | The Govt. of India constituted a National Film Board. |
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