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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
8/20/1974Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed elected President of India with B. D. Jatti as Vice President.
3/21/1966Indian Remote Sensing Satellite (IRS-P3) placed into polar orbit. This carries remote sensing payload and an X-ray astronomy payload. Launched by third developmental flight of India's Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-D3) which is for launching 1,000-1,200 kg class of remote sensing satellites into polar sun-synchronous orbit. Still in service.
3/21/1966Firuz Shah captured the throne of Delhi and Sultan Jalal'ud-din Khalji called himself.
1/1/1989This year was announced to be observed as the ""International Year of the Young Reader"".
5/27/1994Tarktirth Laxmanshastri Joshi, internationally famous omnicient, passed away.
1/11/1993Communal violence in Bombay and Ahmedabad spreads; By-elections postponed.
7/10/1996Budget session of Parliament begins.
2/15/2000K.R. Narayanan, President, presents Dada Saheb Phalke Award for 1998 to B.R. Chopra for his contribution to Indian cinema.
9/24/1992Five selected regional TV channels go national by direct linking to INSAT.
12/15/1974Rasulatbai, veteran classical music expert, died.