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Historical Event on 12/25/1999

An Indian Airlines aircraft with 187 passengers on board is hijacked. The plane was going from Katmandu to New Delhi. It lands near Abu Dhabi after several hops.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/19/1994K. A. P. Vishwanathan, famous Tamil author, passed away.
11/15/1989Test debut of Sachin Tendulkar and Waqar Yunus at Karachi.
7/3/1745Ranoji Shinde died.
1/1/1986This year was announced to be observed as the ""International Peace Year"".
7/20/1990Tamil Nadu Bandh organised by Tamil Nadu Government to protest against the killing of Tamils in Sri Lanka passes off peacefully.
9/12/1899T. N. Swaminathan Pillai, master of Karnataka Classical Music, was born.
1/23/1993Indian Airlines B737 crashes at Aurangabad, 61 die.
4/15/1998Punjab men and Railways women emerge champions in the National Volleyball League in Patna.
8/5/1999The Global Peace March demands demilitarisation of the entire planet.
2/21/1953Tillaya Dam and Bokaro Power Station opened by the PM.