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Historical Event on 11/21/1971
Rebellion in East Pakistan (formerly Bengal). Ten million Bengalis flee to India. Indo-Pak border clashes escalate to war. India defeats West Pakistan. E. Pakistan becomes independent Bangladesh.
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| 4/11/1937 | Ramnath Krishnan, well known Indian Tennis player, was born. |
| 4/2/1933 | Sir Ranjitsinhji Vibhaji ""Ranji"", Maharaj, jamsaheb of Nawanagar and noted cricketer, passed away. He was referred as ""The prince of a little state, but the King of a great game"". He scored 989 Test runs with a 1st-class avg. 56. |
| 4/26/1999 | The President dissolves Lok Sabha and orders fresh elections. |
| 11/18/1960 | Raghunath Chaudhary, famous natural poet of Assam, passed away. |
| 10/1/1847 | Annie Besant, famous philosopher and thesophist, was born in London. |
| 3/19/1995 | Vinaychandra Maudgal, founder of Gandharva Mahavidyalay of Delhi and music expert, passed away. |
| 9/12/1898 | Baldev Prasad Mishra, Hindi litterateur, was born. |
| 1/18/1994 | A 12-point formula mooted to defuse the ministerial crisis. |
| 11/11/1979 | President N. Sanjiva Reddy declares the opening of the first International Trade Fair of India. |
| 4/18/1993 | BJP issues white paper on Ayodhya. |
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