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Historical Event on 12/3/1971

Pakistan took the initiative of striking the airfields both in the East and the West. While the IAF carried out retaliatory air strikes in the West and shot the Pakistan Air Force (PAP) out of the skies.

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2/5/1970Kauai Aadheenam, Hindu monastery, site of Kadavul Hindu Temple, Saiva Siddhanta Church headquarters, San Marga Sanctuary and editorial offices of Hinduism Today were founded today at Hawaii's Garden Island.
4/18/1931Lord Willingdon took over as the Viceroy of India.
4/30/1992Import duty on gold halved; minor concessions in direct taxes.
11/24/1998Polling is held in 626 assembly constituencies spread over four States - Delhi, Madhya Prades, Mizoram and Rajasthan.
11/30/1994Mrinalini Desai, freedom fighter and famous litterateur, died.
11/24/1999The dedication ceremony of Shanmukhananda Hall is put off.
11/1/1996Michael Jackson show at Andheri sports complex in Mumbai.
4/3/1994Bhanu Prakash Singh,Goa Governor, resigns.
8/7/1999A. B. Vajpayee, Prime Minister, appeals to the United States to name Pakistan as a terrorist state.
5/5/1818Karl Marx, great journalist, chief editor, writer and social worker, was born at Trier, Germany.