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Historical Event on 9/10/1976

An Indian Airlines Boeing 737 aeroplane was hijacked for the second time and taken to Lahore, Pakistan.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/3/1966First Indian-made computer commissioned in Jadavpur University campus.
10/27/1982Gandhiji's personal secretary Pyare Lal died.
7/28/1999Shiv Sena president Bal Thackeray is banned from voting and contesting in any election for six years from December 11, 1995 on the recommendations of the Election Commission.
11/21/1993R.F. Botha, Foreign Minister, moots a grouping of Indian Ocean countries.
8/15/1985Accord reached on the Assam foreign nationals issue, agitation called off.
7/25/1977Neelam Sanjiva Reddy became the sixth President of India. His held this office till July 25, 1982.
10/1/1953The first new state in India since 1949, Andhra Pradesh, is established on purely linguistic basis and formally inaugurated. This state was created by sub-dividing state of India, Madras Province and this movement was started by Shriramulu for which he had to sacrifice his life.
6/14/1985M.C. Sharma was appointed as the Narcotics Commissioner of India. He headed this office till 10-12-1985.
10/23/1992UPSC decides to introduce a new essay paper for the civil services examination.
3/9/1989Yasser Arafat, PLO Chairman, arrives on a two-day state visit to India.