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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
10/31/1999Shankar Dayal Sharma, former President, is conferred with the Indira Gandhi Award.
12/20/1987Sweden beats India in Gothenburg (5-0) in 76th Tennis Davis Cup .
2/1/1971Ajaysingh Jadeja, cricketer (Indian opening batsman), was born in Jamnagar.
2/1/1968United Nation's Conference on Trade and Development opens in New Delhi.
6/17/1995Motilal Vohra, UP Governor, sets agenda for a two-day special session of the UP Assembly asking the speaker to take up a motion against self first.
7/8/1996U.N. says India is leading in HIV infections.
6/20/1992The JD and the NF choose former Lok Sabha Dy Speaker Prof. G. G. Swell as the Presidential candidate.
11/15/1991Import curbs on capital goods relaxed.
4/15/1962S. S. Khera was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 18-11-1964.
12/20/1757Clauk became Governor of Bengal.