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Historical Event on 7/5/1984

Indian Airlines airbus hijacked, lands in Lahore.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/9/1957General Election ( 2nd) of India ends.
11/20/1997Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat arrives in New Delhi. India and Palestinian national authority take stock of stalled West Asia peace process. Two sides sign first umbrella Memorandum of Understanding.
11/22/1971Indian and Pakistan governments protested violations of national airspace along the western border, but aerial conflict between the respective air arms began, preceding full-scale warfare between India and Pakistan by 12 days.
2/1/1948Marathi Sanshodhan Mandal' established.
3/5/1993The government de-reserves the mining industry throwing it open to private sector as well as to foreign investment.
1/22/1992Bharat Ratna, India's highest award, was announced to be given to Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose.
8/14/1968Pravin Kalyan Amre, cricketer (Indian batsman, century on Test debut 1992), was born in Bombay.
1/5/1953Andhra University celebrated its silver jubilee.
6/23/1994Two Britishers held hostage by terrorists in Kashmir for 17 days were set free.
6/14/1961Sir Karyamanikkam Shrinivas Krishnan died.