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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
8/18/1911Adityanath Jha, former Governor of Delhi, was born.
2/26/1946Mrinal Pandey, famous Hindi columnist, was born.
2/15/1945Indian troops capture Pagan at Burma.
2/26/1975Bhanubhai Shah established the first kite museum of India called 'Shankar Kendara' in Ahmedabad.
3/22/1709It is assumed that Goswami Tulsidas started writing his great epic 'Ramcharitmanas' in Samvat 1631.
1/22/1992Government raises Suzuki share in Maruti to 50 per cent making it the first public sector company to go private.
11/12/1999A 50-member BJP ministry led by Ram Prakash Gupta is sworn in Uttar Pradesh.
3/1/1962Gaya University renamed as Magadh University.
4/21/1992UN Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali visits New Delhi.
9/6/2000Telecom workers launch a nation-wide strike in protest against inadequate safeguards prior to the corporatisation of the department from October 1.