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Historical Event on 1/30/1971

Indian Airline's Fokker Friendship aircraft in India was hijacked to Lahore.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/1/1949M. Venkaiah Rangaiah Naidu was born in Chavatapalem, Distt. Nellore (Andhra Pradesh).
8/25/1917The first significant step towards the Indianization of the Army was initiated when seven selected Indians, serving in the Army, were granted King's Commission in the Infantry and the Cavalry. Before the World War ended, two more Indians, who previously held temporary commissions, were granted King's Commission.
6/23/1990Harindranath Chatopadhyay, famous poet, actor and former member of Parliament, passed away.
5/14/1996H.D. Deve Gowda elected leader of the third front as its prime ministerial candidate.
1/20/1995Supreme Court orders closure of 84 industries in and around Taj Mahal in UP due to pollution.
4/3/1994S.Bangarappa, former CM, launches his Karnataka Congress Party.
7/7/1763Britishers declared Mir Jafer as Nawab of Bengal.
11/19/1978Gavaskar gets twin cricket tons for India for second time.
11/23/1991Bhaskaracharya Research Institute established at Dhule.
5/5/1972Loknathan P. S., great economist, passed away.