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Historical Event on 8/26/1984

An Indian Airlines Boeing with 68 passengers and a crew of six hijacked to Lahore. The 12 Sikh hijackers then surrendered to the authorities in the U.A.E and released all the passengers.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/20/1948Ladha Ramji, brother of Amar Singh and played his only Test vs Eng in 1933-34, died at Rajkot.
1/30/1949Night Airmail Services was inaugurated.
11/5/1928R. V. S. Perishastri, former Chief Election Commissioner of India, was born.
9/4/1947Gandhiji breaks fast.
2/7/1993Medium-range surface to surface missile, 'Prithvi' successfully launched for the 10th time.
2/25/1998Tendulkar's first first-class 204* for Mumbai vs Australia.
7/27/1959Abbas Ali Baig scores 112 for India v England on debut.
1/2/1991Thiruvananthapuram airport declared India's fifth International Airport.
10/2/1934Indian Naval Force was established.
11/15/1993IA Airbus with 272 on board forcelands on a paddy field near Tirupati; all passengers safe.