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Historical Event on 12/3/1971

Indo-Pakistan war begins. On the same day National Emergency was declared by the President of India due to war between both the countries.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/12/1985Fire aboard M.V. Chidambaram, an Indian liner sailing from Singapore to Madras, killed 34 people.
4/25/1955Syed Mohammad Zamin Ali, great educationist, poet, editor, writer, professor and founder-member of the Hindustani Academy, passed away.
7/3/1979Construction of the main second Howrah Bridge (Vidyasagar Setu) started.
7/20/1898Krishna Kanta Handique, great linguist, educationist, principal of J.B. College and Padma Bhushan awardee, was born at Jorhat.
5/18/1985Dr. P. C. Alexander appointed High Commissioner in Britain.
9/27/1833Raja Rammohan Roy, great social reformer, lawyer and politician passed away at Stapleton Grove in England.
9/25/1984Indian Army withdraws from the Golden Temple; repair of Akal Takht complete.
7/5/1994Kiran Bedi, Delhi IG, wins Magsaysay Award.
12/17/1998P. M. Sayeed of the Congress(I) was unanimously elected Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha.
2/19/1902Pandit Lallu Ram appointed as Hindi Professor at Fort William College, Calcutta.