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Historical Event on 12/24/1999
Indian Airlines Kathmandu-Delhi Airbus 300 with 186 people on board hijacked shortly after take-off.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 12/27/1988 | The first hot-air Cross India Balloon started its flight in Rajasthan. |
| 1/28/1911 | The famous Hope diamond, once worn by Marie Antoinette, was bought tonight for over $300,000 by Ned McLean, son of John McLean. Mrs. McLean wore it as a head ornament, guarded by a former Secret Service man who in turn was guarded by two private detectives. Walnut-sized and exquisitely blue in color, the 44.5-carat stone stems from India. Its owners included Louis XIV, Louis XVI, and a London banker named Hope. A sinister history of ill luck, madness, and violent death clings to the unique gem. |
| 9/26/1996 | High Court rejected Rao's petition for anticipatory bail in Pathak cheating case. |
| 3/14/1990 | Akash' missile tested successfully. |
| 1/9/1935 | Harishankar Sharma, great educationist, was born at Jaipur. |
| 8/25/1998 | Resurgent India Bonds garner more than 4 billion dollars of which 30\% are from the Middle East, 20\% each from South east Asia, US and Europe. |
| 6/29/1966 | Damodar Dharmanand Kosambi, famous mathematics expert, died. |
| 7/24/1993 | Vajpayee elected leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha. |
| 5/1/1973 | All non-fuel Coal Mines fields were nationalised. |
| 7/8/1985 | Sri Lanka Peace talks open in Thimphu. |
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