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I welcome you all to “Today in History by Hranker.com”. Here, we will discuss some of the major events in the history of 24th of December, 358th day of the year and 54th Friday of 2021.
1) Today in 1999 Indian Airlines Flight 814 was hijacked by militants from Harkat-ul-Mujahideen.
Flight was travelling from Kathmandu to Indira Gandhi International airport. India sent a team for negotiations headed by Vivek Katju. The Hostages were released after three terrorists were handed over to Hijackers.
2) Today in 1973 Social Activist Periyar EV Ramasamy died.
He started the Self Respect Movement and Dravidar Kazhagam. He promoted principles of Rationalism, self respect, women’s rights and eradication of caste. He was known as Father of Dravidian Movement.
3) Today in 1524 First European to reach India Vasco Da Gama died.
His discovery of the sea route to India paved the way for Colonialism and Imperialism in Asia. His ship landed in Calicut in 1498 and it became a turning point in World History.
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