Archive · 23 Sep 2025
1965 India-Pakistan War Ends; Nintendo Founded
On September 23, 1965, a war between India and Pakistan, lasting 17 days, ended.
The conflict began when Pakistan sent forces into Jammu and Kashmir.
Fighting was fierce, but a UN-brokered ceasefire stopped the battles.
Later, they agreed to withdraw troops.
On the same day in 1889, a Japanese company called Nintendo was founded.
It started by making playing cards.
Over time, Nintendo shifted to toys and electronics, eventually entering the video game world and creating popular games and consoles like Super Mario and the Nintendo Entertainment System.
The 1965 India-Pakistan War concluded on September 23, 1965.
The war lasted 17 days and followed a UN-brokered ceasefire.
Pakistan launched Operation Gibraltar, a covert infiltration into Jammu and Kashmir, which triggered the war.
Intense fighting occurred in regions including Kashmir, Punjab, and Rajasthan.
On September 23, 1889, Fusajiro Yamauchi founded Nintendo.
- Who
- India and Pakistan; Fusajiro Yamauchi
- What
- The end of the 1965 war; founding of Nintendo
- When
- September 23, 1965; September 23, 1889
- Where
- Kashmir, Punjab, and Rajasthan; Kyoto, Japan
- Why
- Pakistani infiltration into Jammu and Kashmir; To produce playing cards
- Event
- End of the 1965 India-Pakistan War & Founding of Nintendo
- Date
- September 23, 1965; September 23, 1889
- Conflict Duration
- 17 days
- Location
- Kashmir, Punjab, and Rajasthan
- Outcome
- Ceasefire brokered by the UN
- Nintendo's Initial Business
- Handcrafted hanafuda playing cards