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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 |
| 12/11/1990 | Naresh Chandra was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 31-07-1992 |
| 8/13/1993 | Rama Rao vows not to return to the house unless the government is ousted. |
| 1/9/1935 | Britain signs the Trade Pack with India. |
| 7/31/1992 | Thailand Airlines crashed in Himalayan Range, 113 persons died. |
| 7/16/1856 | Ishwar Chand Vidyasagar, on the request of Governor Lord Canning, instituted a law announcing the right of Hindu widows for re-marriage. |
| 3/7/1956 | A gigantic steel tube plant opened in Jamshedpur. It was the first of its kind in India. |
| 5/30/1952 | S.C.Mathur was appointed as the Narcotics Commissioner of India. He headed this office till 01-07-1955. |
| 8/1/1970 | Former Beatle George Harrison led an all-star entourage of rock talent through two sold-out shows at New York's Madison Square Garden tonight, in a benefit for Bangladesh refugees. More than 40,000 attended the concerts, and Harrison hoped to donate $250,000 to the cause. The shows opened with sets of Indian music by sitarist Ravi Shankar, then moved through songs featuring Harrison, Eric Clapton, Billy Preston, Leon Russell, and another ex-Beatle, Ringo Starr. But the evening's most ecstatic ovations were reserved for the unexpected appearance of Bob Dylan. |
| 9/16/2000 | Aparna Popat loses to Kelly Morgan in the first round of the badminton event at the Sydney Olympics. |
| 1/21/1993 | Chander Pal at Bangalore sets record for High Jump in 2.17. |
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