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Historical Event on 1/3/2000

A. B. Vajpayee, Prime Minister, accuses Pakistan for the hijack of an Indian Airlines aircraft. (The crisis ended on Dec. 31 last with the Vajpayee Government agreeing to free three terrorists in exchange for the passengers).

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/2/1932Sant Harchand Singh Longowal, famous Ragi and reluctant politician, was born in Sangrur's backward Gadarhiani village.
10/17/1859Keshavlal Harshrai Dhruv, researcher and translator, was born.
2/13/1719Jahandar Shah was strangled to death and the Sayyid brothers were killed soon after.
3/29/1992The expert committee recomends an autonomous council for the Jharkhand region of Bihar.
1/10/1987Sikh terrorists murder Punjab prison chief in Chandigarh.
11/17/1925Jemini Ganesh, film actor, was born.
11/17/1925Sher Shah defeats Humayun near Buxar at Chausa and becomes emperor of Delhi.
3/10/1995Ashok Padbidri, famous journalist and editor, died.
5/4/1959Nehru rejects proposals that India and Pakistan resolve their differences and set up a common alliance against Communist China.
3/23/1967Pandey Bechain Sharma (Ugra) passed away.