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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
4/16/1959Raurkela Iron Project's first furnace started functioning.
7/7/1992Truckers call off strike.
1/18/1942Gandhiji restarts 'Harijan' and allied weeklies.
9/27/199573 people died in a coal mine accident in Gaslitand in Dhanbad district, Bihar, when flood water leaked into the mine.
6/13/1995India and France sign Bilateral Investment Protection pact.
1/26/1992BJP President Dr. Murali Manohar Joshi hoists the national flag at the heavily-guarded Lal Chowk in Srinagar.
1/15/1948Gandhiji hails Indian Cabinet's decision to release Pakistan dues of Rs. 550 million. Fast continues for establishment of communal peace.
8/1/1986Amnesty scheme for evaders of taxes announced.
1/15/1997Pakistan's pilotless surveillance aircraft intrudes into Indian air space for the first time.
8/16/1991C. Achuta Menon, former CM of Kerala, passed away.