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Historical Event on 12/11/1971
The elite para-commandos and parachute battalions -India's 'Red Devils', as they are affectionately called, have an unsurpassed ethos and elan of their own. 2 Para Battalion executed a superb airborne assault operation at Tangail in East Pakistan, which was the first of its kind in the subcontinent.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 7/21/1977 | Bhudevchandra Basu, famous animal expert, passed away. |
| 12/17/1910 | Keki Khursedji Tarapore, cricketer (0-72 in his only Test for India), was born in Bombay. |
| 2/2/2000 | The Government decides to appoint former Chief Justice of India M.N. Venkatachaliah as the Chairman of the National Commission to review the Constitution. |
| 8/29/1998 | Prasar Bharti ordinance promulgated. |
| 2/20/1968 | First Edition of 'Amrit Bazar Patrika' weekly was published in Bengali language. |
| 11/6/1998 | Koneru Humpy wins the World under-12 girls' chess title in Oropesa del Mar, Spain. Azharuddin becomes the highest run-getter (displacing Desmond Haynes, 8648 runs) in LOI history in the Coca Cola cup, Sharjah. |
| 12/27/1926 | Imperial Airways announces the first scheduled air service to India from New Year in UK. |
| 11/7/1908 | N. R. Shede (Annasaheb), litterateur and editor, was born. |
| 2/5/1992 | Ajit Singh elected 'real J.D.' President. |
| 8/2/1994 | Opposition quits Parliament panels, boycotts sessions. |
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