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Historical Event on 11/1/1966

Haryana state was created from Punjab, and Chandigarh was declared as the Union Territory and capital of both Punjab and Haryana.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/9/1949Hindi was accepted as the national language of India.
12/8/1999Brij Bhupinder Singh alias Lalli, former Punjab Minister, was arrested on charges of fraud and disappropriation of public funds.
3/21/1997Geet Sethi regains Gold Flake Open billiards in Chennai.
9/30/1900Mohommad Ali Chhagla, former central minister, was born.
10/29/1962China attacked India.
5/26/1998Prof. Jagdish Bhagwati, economist, was awarded the 1998 Freedom Prize of the Max Schmidmeiny Foundation.
2/24/1924Mahatma Gandhi released from jail.
9/4/1998Mumbai Metropolitan court acquits Union Minister for Environment and Forests Suresh Prabhu in a case of cheque bouncing.
2/11/1993Centre bans BJP rally in the capital on February 25.
6/3/1999Flight Lieutenant K. Nachiketa is handed over by the International Committee of the Red Cross to the Indian High Commissioner inside the High Commission premises.