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Historical Event on 8/26/1984

An Indian Airlines Boeing with 68 passengers and a crew of six hijacked to Lahore. The 12 Sikh hijackers then surrendered to the authorities in the U.A.E and released all the passengers.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/1/1909Madame Bhikaji Cama secretly left London and went to France where she was wrote and spoke about the cruelty of Britishers.
3/29/1939Hanumant Singh, cricketer (14 Tests for India-century on debut), was born in Banswara.
11/24/1992Milan Kumar Banerjee appointed Attorney General.
1/5/1952U.S. signs five-year accord to give India $ 50 mil. for economic development in New Delhi.
2/16/1997Tribal militants kill 21 persons in Tripura.
9/20/1999T. R. Rajakumari (78), the dream girl of the Tamil silver screen for over two decades, died.
6/13/1757Clive marched to Murshidabad against Nawab Siraj ud-Daulah along with the force comprising of 1800 British and 2000 Indian soldiers with eight canons.
12/21/1992BJP-sponsored no-trust motion against the Rao Government defeated 334-106 in the Lok Sabha; Vajpayee ends fast.
11/14/1998Prominent Indian Government and private entities are targeted in the Clinton Administration Entities List. American Companies are barred from trading with the listed companies.
12/11/1994H.D. Deve Gowda, Janata Dal leader, assumes office as CM of Karnataka.