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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
4/23/1929Ranjit Film Co. was founded by Chandulal Shah and Gohar at Bombay.
3/7/199922 persons are killed and six injured when an AN-32 transport aircraft of the IAF crashes at Pappankulam near Indira Gandhi International Airport in south-west Delhi.
3/30/1993S. M. Pandit, famous painter, passed away.
7/5/1996Janata Dal expels dissident Maneka Gandhi from primary membership of the party.
10/19/1990The Government of India under an ordinance puts forward a three-point formula for Ayodhya issue: (i) to acquire the land (ii) other land may be given for building temple except the disputed one (iii) the issue may referred to Supreme Court for speedy solution.
3/9/1951Ustad Zakir Hussain, famous Tabla player, was born.
3/16/1999The Shiromani Akali Dal creates a record by unanimously electing Bibi Jagir Kaur Begowal as the first woman president of the SGPC.
1/15/1977Rashid Ahmed Siddiqui, modern Urdu writer, passed away.
12/14/1946Sanjay Gandhi, youth Congress leader, was born in New Delhi.
6/24/1908Gopinath, famous Kathakali dancer, was born.