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Historical Event on 12/25/1974

Indian Aeroplane Jumbo 747 was hijacked and taken over to Rome.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/1/1959National Aeronautical Research Laboratory (NARL) set up under CSIR with temporary offices in New Delhi. Dr. P. Nilakantan is appointed NARL's first Director.
1/30/1996Mob ransacks Kentucky Fried Chicken outlet in Bangalore.
7/22/1970Himachal Pradesh Krishi Vishvavidyalaya (HPKV), College of Agriculture, Palampur was transferred to Himachal Pradesh University as part of its Agricultural Complex.
11/7/2000Indrajit Bhalotia wins the Wills Southern Open golf tournament.
8/1/2000Lt. Gen. Padmanabhan to be new Army chief replacing Gen. V. P. Malik.
11/18/1999Three Lashkar-e-Taiba militants, including its Chief Commander, are killed in a fierce encounter with Special Operations Group (SOG) in Jammu and Kashmir.
4/16/1976The govt. announces its new birth-control program to curb population growth.
4/15/1901Balakrishna Janardan Mohoni, cricket Test Umpire for 11 Tests from 1948-57, was born in Maharashtra.
4/23/2000Mumbai regains Ranji Trophy.
4/24/1994S. L. Kirloskar, 91, industrial magnate, passed away in Pune.