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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
10/31/1895Cottari Kanakaiya Nayudu, cricketer (India's 1st Test capt), born at Nagpur.
2/16/1994Nivrittibuwa Sarnaik, veteran singer of 'Jaipur Gharana', passed away.
9/5/1612East India Company's Navy eastablished.
4/4/1997World Bank Atlas for 1997 put India as world's fifth largest economy in terms of purchasing power parity estimated around $1318 trillion.
11/21/1993R.F. Botha, Foreign Minister, moots a grouping of Indian Ocean countries.
10/30/1909Homi Jahangir Bhabha, famous nuclear scientist, was born in Bombay.
3/29/1989Central Institute of Fisheries Education gets the distinction of becoming the first Fisheries University in India.
1/6/1997Sumita Ghosh (CISF) sets a National junior women's record in the standard rifle 3 position in National shooting.
1/3/1922Kirat Chothairam Babani, versatile Sindhi Writer and Journalist, was born.
4/13/1997Anand wins Dos Hermanas chess crown.