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Historical Event on 10/1/1981

Activists of the Dal Khalsa, who masterminded the hijacking of Indian Airlines plane. arrested.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/15/1895Bal Gangadhar Tilak inagurated the Shivaji Mahotsav at Raigad Fort.
7/19/1990Planning Commission decides to make changes in the Gadgil formula for central assistance to States in consultation with states.
5/1/1997Abhijit Kunte wins National `A' chess championshop for men.
6/22/1996Saurav Ganguly scores 131 at Lord's on Test debut.
9/21/1746French expeditionary army occupies Labourdonnais & Dupleix Madras.
5/2/1769Sir John Malcom, former Governor of Mumbai and historian, was born.
6/8/2000Bomb blasts rock churches in three states (A.P, Karnataka and Goa).
4/26/1762Shyam Shastri, musician and a great artist of India, was born at Tiruvarur.
4/4/1997World Bank Atlas for 1997 put India as world's fifth largest economy in terms of purchasing power parity estimated around $1318 trillion.
1/12/2000The Union Cabinet approves a proposal of the Civil Aviation Ministry to privatise the airports at Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai and Calcutta and a new airport in Bangalore on a 30-year lease which can be extended by 19 years.