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Historical Event on 9/29/1981

Delhi-Srinagar Indian Airlines Boeing 737 flight was diverted to Lahore, Pakistan by five Khalistan activists of the Dal Khalsa International. On board there were 117 passengers out of which 66 were freed on arrival in Lahore.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/31/1941Milkha Singh Govindsingh Amritsar, cricketer (brother of Kripal Singh, Indian batsman in 4 Tests), was born in Madras.
6/16/1946Britain invites Indian leaders to set up an interim govt at London.
2/21/1995The plan outlay for Andhra Pradesh for 1995-96 fixed at Rs. 3.159 crores.
7/18/1946U.K. Parliament approves British Cabinet mission report on India but Churchill says that the mission went too far in offering India independence outside of the Commonwealth.
2/18/1905Indian Home Rule Society was founded at London by Shyamji Krishna Varma.
3/17/1909Pandit Ramchandra Narayan Dandekar, educationist and internationally famed Sanskrit scholar, was born at Satara, Maharashtra.
10/1/1958Metric System of weights was introduced in India.
11/6/2000Buddhadev Bhattacharya assumes office as West Bengal Chief Minister.
6/4/1947Hindi daily 'Nai Duniya' started publication at Indore, Madhya Pradesh.
12/29/1989Prasar Bharati Bill and Lok Pal Bill introduced in Lok Sabha.