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Historical Event on 8/29/1984
Indian Airlines Boeing 737 with 68 passengers and a crew of 6 hijacked in Lahore.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 10/22/1933 | Vithalbhai Patel, great freedom fighter, social worker, leader, politician, President of the Central Assembly, lawyer and member of parliament, died in Geneva. |
| 3/29/1996 | SC asks All India Indira Congress to modify its name as All Indira Congress (Tiwari). |
| 9/24/1777 | Sarfoji Bhosle, king of Tanjawar, was born. |
| 8/27/1992 | The President issues two ordinances making it mandatory for new medical and dental colleges to obtain prior approval of the Medical and Dental Councils of India before their establishment. |
| 10/17/1979 | Mother Teresa, social worker, awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. |
| 11/20/1955 | Kripal Singh scores 100* on Test debut, India v New Zealand. |
| 5/8/1725 | John Lovewell, US Indian fighter, passed away in a battle. |
| 1/21/1963 | East German party Congress ends; Ulbricht, with Soviet support, condemns Chinese invasion of India at Berlin. |
| 12/1/1963 | Nagaland becomes the 16th state of Indian union. |
| 1/24/1966 | Indira Gandhi becomes Prime Minister of India. She continued in this office till March 24, 1977, after winning the General Elections. She became the only second woman in modern history to head a government. |
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