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Historical Event on 5/4/1960
Washington, Ike signs wheat pact with India for largest U.S. food sale.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 6/17/1947 | Burma was adopted as republic by constitution assembly. |
| 1/14/1843 | Fakir Mohan Senapati, great writer and nationalist, was born. |
| 1/23/1909 | New direct 7,000-mile telegraphic link with India is hailed as a great achievement at London. |
| 11/21/1993 | R.F. Botha, Foreign Minister, moots a grouping of Indian Ocean countries. |
| 8/19/1907 | Acharya Hajariprasad Dwivedi was born. |
| 10/24/1904 | Lalchand Hirachand, famous industialist, was born. |
| 9/3/1994 | The government decides to disinvest government holding in 21 Public Sector Units including ITI, IOC and ITDC. |
| 10/29/1964 | Priceless and irreplaceable gems, including the famed 'Star of India' of 563.35 carats and 2.5 inches in diameter, were stolen from the American Museum of Natural History, New York, USA, in a daring burglary. An alarm system was discontinued years ago as was the all-night guard in the gem hall, both for reasons of economy. The jewels were uninsured due to high-priced premiums. There were other jewels too that were also robbed during this time. |
| 10/12/1995 | Inderjit Gupta re-elected General Secretary of CPI. |
| 2/22/1858 | Gannau resident of Samosa Gali in Delhi, arrested for revolutionary activities, was hanged. |
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