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Historical Event on 11/21/1971
Rebellion in East Pakistan (formerly Bengal). Ten million Bengalis flee to India. Indo-Pak border clashes escalate to war. India defeats West Pakistan. E. Pakistan becomes independent Bangladesh.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 4/3/1932 | Boycott of British goods was so widespread that 70\% of cotton products were now thought to have come from Japan. |
| 5/4/1923 | Mrinal Sen, famous film director, was born. |
| 7/7/1962 | 94 people died in an Italian DC-8 air crash near Bombay. |
| 11/11/1973 | India's first International Philatelic Exihibition started in New Delhi. |
| 1/14/1994 | C. V. Waran, veteran freedom fighter and social worker, passed away. |
| 7/22/1925 | Govind Talwalkar, famous journalist and editor, was born. |
| 5/16/1926 | Manik Varma, famous singer, was born. |
| 8/3/1991 | About 280 kgs of gold ornaments valued at $15 million, which had been deposited in the Portuguese bank in Goa by its natives, flown back to India. |
| 12/12/1991 | Violence in Karnataka over the centre's notification on Cauvery. |
| 12/12/1991 | Iltutmish, father of Radiya Sultan, died in Delhi. |
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