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Historical Event on 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.
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| 7/14/1636 | Aurangzeb was appointed as Shahjahan by Viceroy of Deccan. |
| 11/10/1994 | Dr. K. V. Putappa ""Kuvempu"", first Gyanpeet Awardee for literature and Kannad author, died at the age of 90 ye |
| 9/20/1857 | British troops conquered Delhi from the Mutineers. |
| 1/29/1948 | Angry refugees ask Gandhiji to retire to the Himalayas. |
| 7/14/1997 | India finishes third in Asian women's weightlifting. |
| 7/23/1856 | Lokmanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak was born on July 23rd, 1856 |
| 6/22/1920 | Chandrasekhar Trimbak Sarwate, cricketer (batted in 9 Tests for India 1946-52), was born in Sangor, Vidarbha. |
| 4/21/1975 | Farakka Barrage dedicated to nation. |
| 1/18/1947 | Kundanlal Saigal, famous film star and unique singer, died at Jalandhar. |
| 12/31/1995 | K.P.S. Gill, DGP of Punjab, retires from service. |
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