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Historical Event on 11/21/1962

India and China declared a truce from the war in which India was badly beaten. Because of winter in China, they halted their advance into India.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/2/1944Gandhiji was presented a purse of Rs 110 lakhs (£ 8,25,000) for Kasturba Memorial on his 75th birthday.
9/26/1999Atal Behari Vajpayee, Prime Minister, dispatched a team of experts to Karnataka and Tamil Nadu to assess the water storage position.
8/28/1993President's rule in J&K extended for another six months.
12/10/1997Salman Haidar appointed India's High Commissioner to Britain. He succeeded M. L. Singhvi.
6/14/1985M.C. Sharma was appointed as the Narcotics Commissioner of India. He headed this office till 10-12-1985.
8/15/1867Bhartendu Harishchandra publishes a Hindi monthly 'Kavi Vachan Sudha'.
1/23/1814Sir Alexander Canningham, Indian Archeologist, was born.
11/22/1899Shaheed Laxman Nayak, freedom fighter and leader, was born at Tentuliguma village, Koraput district.
6/4/1932Mahendranath Gupt, follower of Ramkrishna Paramhans, passed away.
1/14/1999At least 51 persons are killed and several injured in a stampede at a hilltop at Pampa on the foothills of Sabarimala in Kerala.