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Historical Event on 8/29/1984

Indian Airlines Boeing 737 with 68 passengers and a crew of 6 hijacked in Lahore.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/4/1924Vidyadhar Gokhle, editor, playwright and politician, was born.
10/10/1964Ravi Shankar performs at Town Hall in New York.
2/18/1945Kal Yug' era passed away.
4/1/1889Hindu', English language newspaper changed its perodicity from weekly (20/09/1888) to daily.
2/1/1994ONGC becomes a Public Limited Company.
11/5/1951Western Railways and Central Railways were formed in Bombay; seperate Time Tables were setup.
11/5/1951Sikandar Sur was compelled to surrender Mankot in Punjab.
7/16/1992Shankar Dayal Sharma is appointed President.
3/16/1966Judge Amal Kumar Sarkar became the Chief Justice of India. He held this office till 29/06/1966.
9/26/1975Constitution (39th Amendment) Bill 1975, placing election of the President, Vice President, Prime Minister and Speaker of the Lok Sabha beyond the scrutiny of the judiciary, approved by Parliament.