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Historical Event on 12/24/1999
Indian Airlines Kathmandu-Delhi Airbus 300 with 186 people on board hijacked shortly after take-off.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 4/20/1989 | Launching of IRBM `Agni' fails. |
| 3/9/1858 | Bahadurshah Jafar II, the last Mughal Emperor, was deported to Rangoon under the offence for rising of first Indian Mutiny in 1857. |
| 9/22/1979 | Israel conducts nuclear test at Indian Ocean. |
| 5/26/1948 | First ever trade agreement with Pakistan. |
| 5/26/1948 | Akbar, great Mughal Emperor, won Kabul. |
| 10/16/1992 | Capt. P. K. Sahgal of Azad Hind Fauz died. During the trial at the Red Fort, he said, "Beacuse I wanted freedom for my motherland , I was ready to shed my blood for it." (15-5-97 |
| 10/12/1911 | Vijay Madhavji Merchant Thackersey, cricketer (all-time great Indian batsman), was born in Bombay. |
| 9/17/1864 | Anagrik Dharmapal, religious reformer, was born. |
| 1/29/1976 | Parliament approves permanent government and censorship of newspapers at New Delhi. |
| 3/22/1991 | President withholds assent to the pension bill of Members of Parliament. |
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