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Historical Event on 2/4/1991

An abortive bid to hijack a Calcutta-Agartala flight by a 24-year old youth.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/22/1998Second Lieutenant Punit Datta is posthumously selected for the nation's highest peace time gallantry award, Ashok Chakra.
5/13/1956Acharya Vinoba Bhave started the Bhoodan campaign in Tiruvellore.
6/9/1991A question paper was leaked due to which the Civil Services preliminary examination was cancelled.
12/1/2000There would be a cap of 20 per cent equity for broadcasters planning to operate DTH television services, said I&B minister Sushma Swaraj.
10/30/1887Sukumar Roy, famous Bengali children's litterateur, was born.
10/30/1949Pramond Venkatesh Devidas Mahajan was born in Mahaboobnagar (Andhra Pradesh).
2/5/1919Sitaram Kesri, veteran Congress leader, was born.
8/11/2000The World Bank signs an agreement for a $713 million aid to India for three infrastructure projects.
6/16/1997P. Sukumaran (50), Malayalam film actor, died in Kochi.
9/25/1927Jagmohan Amirchand was born in Hafizabad (now in Pakistan).