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Historical Event on 8/29/1984

Indian Airlines Boeing 737 with 68 passengers and a crew of 6 hijacked in Lahore.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/20/1928Narayan Guru ""Nanu"" of Kerala entered in maha Samadhi. His teachings are held in great reverence even today.
11/19/2000Indian girls lifts Asian junior title in the inaugural Asian Hockey Federation cup under-18 championship in Hong Kong.
9/11/1895Vinoba Bhave (real name Vinayak Narhari Bhave), great Gandhian Acharya, was born at Ganoda village of Maharashtra.
8/9/1942The Congress at its Bombay session passed the famous Quit India resolution, calling for mass struggle on non-violent lines on the widest possible scale, under the leadership of Gandhiji. He stressed that ""We shall either free India or die in the attempt; We shall not live to see the perpetuation of our slavery""; popularly known as ""Do or Die"". But before the Congress could start the movement, the government arrested all the major leaders and the Congress was declared illegal. Spontaneous popular revolts broke out with the battle cry of 'British Quit India'.
2/27/1854Lord Dalhousie captured Jhansi under the East India Company.
1/26/1965Hindi Language is accepted as National language of India.
4/22/1840James Princes, British research scientist and archeaologist, passed away.
5/1/1994Political party Shiromani Akali Dal was established.
4/26/1992Gyanapith award winner Prof. V.K.Gokak (82) passes away.
4/15/1975India recognises the Sihanouk Government in Cambodia.