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Historical Event on 1/11/1958

Two lakh Indians in East Pakistan were rounded up and lodged in concentration camps.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/5/1671Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj captured the 'Salher' fort from Mughals.
3/26/1996Indian all-rounder Manoj Prabhakar announces retirement from international cricket.
7/2/1929Amritlal Basu, famous Bengali playwright, died.
5/9/1992Madhu Sapre, Miss India, is crowned the second runner-up at the Miss Universe beauty pageant.
12/20/1969Nihalsingh Gurumukh, former Chief Minister of Dehli and Governor of Rajasthan, died.
1/16/1992For the first time in a decade, India decides to import one million tonnes of wheat.
7/31/1948State Transport Corporation was established in Calcutta.
11/5/1998Baba Nagarjun ""Vaidyanath Mishra"" died. He wrote in Hindi, Maithali and Sanskrit. Some of his noted works are ""Patra-Heen- Nagna Gachh"", ""Dukhmochan"", ""Yugdhara"" and ""Sah
11/30/1995G. Umapati, filmmaker, died.
3/22/2000P. Shanmugham sworn in Chief Minister of Pondicherry.