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Historical Event on 11/5/2000

The Interpol issues a ""look-out'' notice for the five persons and two of their accomplices, who hijacked an Indian Airlines plane in December 1999

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/29/1981Delhi-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.
10/28/1996Press Council of India to set up a 5-member committee headed by Chairman P.B. Sawant to inquire into the attack on journalists outside the New Delhi residence of Kanshi Ram.
7/1/1856In south, the first line was opened by the Madras Railway Company. It ran between Veyasarpandy and Walajah Road (Arcot), a distance of 63 miles.
7/20/1998Mr. Jaswant Singh, Prime Minister's special envoy, and U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Strobe Talbott discuss nuclear non-proliferation and security-related issues in New Delhi.
8/18/1979Vasantrao Naik, former Chief Minister of Maharashtra, died.
5/28/1903Shantanu L. Kirloskar, great industrialist, was born at Sholapur (Maharashtra).
8/10/1993Election Commission withdrew controversial order. By-polls to be held before 10.
1/28/1898Nivedita, an Irish lady of Scottish descent, came to India.
4/1/1989Bengal regains Santosh Trophy by beating Kerala.
1/14/1991Chitragupta, famous film music director, passed away.