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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
7/29/1987India and Sri Lanka sign peace accord at Colombo in a bid to end the 5-year old ethnic trouble. This stance taken thereafter by the LTTE added several dimensions to the scenario. It was a multi-purpose role that the Navy has been required to play.
12/1/1989National Front decides to form a government with outside support from the BJP and the Left Parties.
7/23/1903Chandra Shekhar Azad was born Today in 1903
9/12/1966Mihir Sen, famous Indian swimmer, crossed Darda Nailes Channel.
2/25/1927Balkrishna Buwa Echalkaranjikar, father of `Khyal Gayaki', passed away.
3/1/1992Anant Gundopant Tendulkar, great journalist, passed away.
5/1/1981Sindhudurga district was formed in Maharashtra State.
5/19/1969Cyclone hit Andhra Pradesh claiming 608 lives and rendering 20,000 homeless.
2/10/1992Andaman and Nicobar Islands opened for foreign travellers.
12/20/1957Satyajit Ray's 'Pather Panchali' is declared the best film at the San Francisco Film Festival.