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Historical Event on 8/9/1965

Pakistan chose to persist while the Indian Army Corps on the ceasefire line got down to neutralizing the Gibraltar Force. As a first step, main infiltration routes were blocked and Pakistan was forced out of the Haji Fir bulge (known to them as Bedori).

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4/27/1942Gandhi condemns stationing of U.S. troops in India.
1/31/1949Maharajas of Baroda and Kolhapur decide to merge their states with Bombay.
5/26/1945Vilasrao Dagdojirao Deshmukh, leader in Maharashtra, was born.
1/8/1906Howrah Railway Station, Calcutta, was inaugurated.
2/15/1967Fourth General Election of Lok Sabha begins.
11/16/1887Padmacharan Patnaik, famous Orria poet, was born.
11/16/1887Vasco-de-Gama was the Last Viceroy of Portuguese, who ruled India.
3/29/1992The expert committee recomends an autonomous council for the Jharkhand region of Bihar.
4/14/1995India beats Sri Lanka to win the Asia Cricket Cup final in Sharjah.
1/28/1925Raja Ramanna, fourth President of Indian Atomic Energy Commission, was born.