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Historical Event on 7/5/1984

Indian Airlines airbus hijacked, lands in Lahore.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/9/1992Golden jubilee celebrations of the Quit India Movement begin in Bombay.
6/13/2000Major General Manuel Saavedra of Uruguay appointed Chief Military observer of the U.N. Mission monitoring the LoC in Kashmir.
7/18/1993India beats France 3-2 in a sensational Davis Cup tie to enter into the semi-final.
7/12/1996Lok Sabha adopts resolution extending President's Rule in J & K for 6 months.
2/2/1964Rajkumari Amrit Kaur, social reformer and freedom fighter, passed away.
3/10/2000Nirmal Verma, distinguished Hindi writer, and eminent Punjabi novelist Gurchal Singh selected jointly for the 35th Jnanpith Award for 1999.
10/28/1999The Delhi High Court stays TRAI's plan to introduce free incoming calls on mobile phones from November 1.
2/1/1831The first Fine Arts Exhibition by Brush Club was held in a Public Library of Calcutta.
5/28/1895Bagal Bhai Madhavrao Khanderao, freedom fighter, author and painter, was born.
4/1/1941Ajit Laxman Wadekar, cricketer (stalwart Indian batsman & capt and Team Manager), was born in Bombay. He has received the Arjun Award (1967) and Padmashree (1972).