Neerja Bhanot
Flight attendant, Deceased Person
1963 – 1986
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Who was Neerja Bhanot?
Neerja Bhanot was a flight attendant for Pan Am, based in Mumbai, India, who was murdered while saving passengers from terrorists on board the hijacked Pan Am Flight 73 on 5 September 1986. Posthumously, she became the youngest recipient of India's highest civilian award for bravery, the Ashok Chakra.
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- Born
- Sep 7, 1963
Chandigarh - Nationality
- India
- Profession
- Education
- St. Xavier's College-Autonomous, Mumbai
- Lived in
- Chandigarh
- Died
- Sep 5, 1986
Karachi
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on July 23, 2013
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