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Historical Event on 11/7/1971

India admits forces entered Bangladesh to silence artillery.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/7/2000The Delhi police unearth a multicrore cricket betting and match- fixing racket involving five South African cricketers, including the captain Hansie Cronje. A Delhi-based Indian operator Rajesh Kalra put behind bars.
4/27/1942Gandhi condemns stationing of U.S. troops in India.
5/23/1995TADA expires and new Anti-Terrorists Activities Law proposed. Criminal Law Amendment Bill, 1995, voting put off; Lok Sabha passes Finance Bill 1995.
10/13/1781A treaty was singed between the Britishers and ruler of Gwalior, Scindia.
6/15/1659Aurangzeb declared as the Emperor at Delhi.
4/22/1942The Telecommunication Training Centre was established at Jabalpur.
12/6/1997Nine persons killed and over 60 injured in bomb blasts in three trains which left Chennai. Blasts occurred in Tiruchi, Erode (Tamil Nadu) and Trissur in Kerala.
6/3/1901Mahakavi G. Sankara Kurup, Malayalam poet, was born. He was the first winner of the conveted Gyaanpeeth Award in 1965 for his poems "Odakkuzhal" in Malayalam.
2/13/1922The Indian National Congress suspends its civil disobedience campaign in the face of mounting violence.
4/10/1760Gerard George Clifford, head of East-Indian Company, passed away at the age of 75.