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Historical Event on 12/25/1999

An Indian Airlines aircraft with 187 passengers on board is hijacked. The plane was going from Katmandu to New Delhi. It lands near Abu Dhabi after several hops.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/19/1976Indira Gandhi proposes a resumption of ties with Pakistan in New Delhi.
6/7/1998India emerges World Bank's single largest borrower with cumulative loans of 44 billion dollars.
9/21/1962Major General I. J. Rikhye completed the task in accordance with the memorandum to UNSF, thus fulfilling the mandate of cessation of hostilities without any incident.
7/7/1855As many as 30,000, people went to Calcutta alongwith weapons to fight the British army.
3/19/1939Abbas Ali Baig, cricketer (Indian bat 112 on debut v England 1959), was born in Hyderabad.
8/8/1991India and Soviet Union extend their treaty of peace, friendship and co-operation for 20 more years.
7/29/1876Indian Science Congress Association was established in Bowbazar Street of Calcutta.
12/5/1991The government reduces visa fees for tourists intending to visit India.
11/23/1933Rajan Mehra, cricket test umpire for 2 tests from 1986-87, was born at Delhi.
12/7/1999Nareshwar Dayal is appointed India's High Commissioner to UK.