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Historical Event on 12/17/1971

Ceasefire between India & Pakistan in Kashmir and end of Indo-Pak war.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/16/1975Sikkim annexed principality and was declared as the 22nd state of Indian Union.
5/8/1963Centenary of Indian Red Cross was celebrated. Today is birthday of its founder.
1/7/1883Martyer Sohanlal Pathak was born.
11/14/1997Nisha Millet sets national mark in the 100m freestyle in the national aquatics.
11/10/1909Gandhiji replies to Tolstoy, sends his biography by Doke.
1/12/1966Shiri Narhar Vishnu Gadgil (Kakasaheb), great freedom fighter, nationalist leader, social reformer, lawyer, prolific writer and politician, passed away.
4/26/1995SAARC decides to launch South Asia Preferential Trade Area (SAPTA).
9/28/1993Gas pipe below Karakas National Highway exploded claiming 58 lives.
12/24/1999Indian Airlines Kathmandu-Delhi Airbus 300 with 186 people on board hijacked shortly after take-off.
6/15/1966U.S. resumes full economic aid to India and Pakistan.