Important Days
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Important Events
1996 – Ethiopian Airlines Flight 961 is hijacked, then crashes into the Indian Ocean off the coast of Comoros after running out of fuel, killing 125.
Birth/Birth Anniversary
1897 – Nirad C. Chaudhuri, British-Indian historian, author, and critic (d. 1999)
1926 – Sathya Sai Baba, Indian guru and philosopher (d. 2011)
1930 – Geeta Dutt, Indian singer and actress (d. 1972)
1950 – Nrisingha Prasad Bhaduri, Indian indologist, author, and academic
1984 – Amruta Khanvilkar, Indian actress and dancer
Death/ Death Anniversary
1937 – Jagadish Chandra Bose, Bangladeshi-Indian physicist, biologist, botanist, and archaeologist (b. 1858)
1979 – Merle Oberon, Indian-American actress and singer (b. 1911)
