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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
9/25/1993Soli Sorabji, 63, nominated as Prosecutor of the International War Crimes Court by UN Secretary General.
2/18/1905Indian Home Rule Society was founded at London by Shyamji Krishna Varma.
12/30/1941Gandhiji, at his own request, is relieved of hi-leadership of Congress by Working Committee.
10/9/1945British troops occupy Andaman in Gulf of Bengal.
7/13/1916Ramkrishna Bakre (Tatya), veteran journalist and music critic, was born.
1/1/1976Broadcasting of Commercial Advertisements on TV stations started.
3/10/1959Mukundrao Ramarao Jaikar, great freedom fighter and famous lawyer, passed away.
5/22/1917Suniti Chaudhary, revolutionary freedom fighter, was born at Kumilla. She was one of the accused in the famous Chargaon ammunition plot and assassination of General Lemen, Inspector General of Dhaka.
12/25/1876Mohamad Ali Jinnah, the founder of Pakistan, was born.
8/19/1993Sharad Pawar elected to Maharashtra Legislative Council from Pune.