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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
3/27/1845Wilhelm Conrad Von Roentgen, professor and first nobel prize winner, was born at Lennep, Germany.
5/1/1996Ban imposed (through a Delhi high court judgment) on the film 'Bandit Queen', based on the life of Phoolan Devi, lifted by Supreme Court.
1/12/1993Police firing at 15 places in Bombay; four foreign militants arrested.
8/20/1991Indian Oil Executive Director K. Doraiswamy released after 52 days of being in the custody of Kashmir ultras.
9/24/1921Dr. Sakharam Gangadhar Malshe, researcher and critic, was born.
11/22/1968Lok Sabha passed notification to change the name of Madras state as Tamil Nadu.
3/8/1673Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj conquered the fort of Panhala.
11/20/1955Polly Umrigar scores India's first Test double century, 223 vs NZ.
5/31/1926Probir ""Khokhan"" Sen, cricket wicket-keeper (India in late 40's/early 50's), was born.
9/21/1994Ramkrishna Bajaj, freedom fighter and veteran industrialist, passed away.