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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 |
| 6/1/1929 | V. Shantaram, S. Fattehlal (Sheikh Syed Fattehlal), Vishnupant Damle and Keshavrao B. Dhaiber, alongwith Sita Ram Kulkami, founded the 'Prabhat Film Company' at Kolhapur. |
| 9/17/1997 | Kalpakkam Mini Reactor (KAMINI), the only U-233 fuelled operating reactor in the world, attains maximum capacity of 30 KW. |
| 5/27/1992 | M. L. Manchanda, AIR's Patiala engineer who was kidnapped by Babbar Khalsa militants, was found executed. |
| 8/15/1990 | GOI declares Prophet Mohammed's birthday a national holiday. |
| 8/16/1932 | Britain instituted new electoral plan for India: to allow limited untouchables and giving them separate representation. |
| 9/18/1972 | Government of India announces increase of minimum bonus to workers from 4\% to 8.33\%. |
| 10/25/1951 | First General Election of India begins. |
| 1/19/1995 | Prof. Armaity Desai, eminent Sociologist, appointed the new UGC Chairperson. |
| 6/12/1972 | D. G. Tendulkar, historian who had written the autobiography of Mahatma Gandhi, died. |
| 10/20/1999 | The Cabinet approves the Insurance Regulatory Authority (IRA) Bill for introduction in the current session of Lok Sabha if time permits. |
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