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Historical Event on 4/4/1984

Squadron Leader Rakesh Sharma was the first Indian Astronaut to go in space from Baikanaur aboard Soviet Space Craft 'Soyuz 11' and revolved around the earth.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/9/1999Ashok Mitra (82), noted writer, academician and former bureaucrat, died in Calcutta.
6/18/1992Congress (I) chooses Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma as Presidential candidate.
10/29/1997P. Chidambaram, Finance Minister, says Indian rupee will be made fully and freely convertible by year 2000.
5/4/1990Supreme Court directs Central Government to set up a Tribunal to resolve Cauvery water dispute between Tamil Nadu and Karnataka.
10/29/1930Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru is sent back to prison for two yearrs following a speech he made at Allahabad the day after his release from jail.
1/27/1972V. S. Sarvate (Tatya Saheb), great revolutionary writer, passed away.
7/12/1999India sets a deadline for intruders withdrawal from Kargil, announces suspension of air strikes.
5/27/1995National Centre for Labour launched in Bangalore to give a boost to the unorganised worker's movement in India.
1/18/1913Gandhiji refers in ''Indian Opinion'' the possibility of return home to India by mid-year.
1/23/1992India becomes ASEAN dialogue partner.