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Historical Event on 4/24/1993

IA's Delhi-Srinagar Boeing with 141 persons, hijacked by a Kashmiri militant lands, in Amritsar.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/9/1941Syed Abid Ali, great Indian medium pace-bowler and all-rounder, was born at Hyderabad.
1/30/1996The new (reconstituted) Scientific Advisory Board of the ICMR met on January 30-31, 1996.
9/11/1875Koyaji Jahangir Kuwanrji, famous economist, was born.
10/14/1999Sheikh Shamim, an Indian, is hanged for espionage in Pakistan.
1/27/199455 miners, trapped inside New Kenda Colliery of Eastern Coal Fields, die.
11/25/1998Nitish Kumar, Railway Minister, lays the foundation stone for the Chengalpattu-Arakkonam gauge conversion in Kancheepuram. The Kanchi Shankaracharyas stay away from the function following a controversy triggered over the invitation extended to them by the Railways.
2/14/19674th Parliamentary Lok Sabha Election was held and the election process was completed on 15/02/1967.
6/17/1991Congress and its allies secure absolute majority in Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Haryana Assemblies.
10/28/1929Narotam Puna, cricketer (Bombay NZ off-spinner v England 1966), was born.
5/7/1991Haryana beat Bombay in the cricket Ranji Trophy final by 2 runs.