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Historical Event on 4/5/1984

Rakesh Sharma,Squadron leader, becomes India's first spaceman when he is launched aboard Soyuz T-11 of Soviet Union.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/29/1885A group of middle-class intellectuals in India, some of them British, found the Indian National Congress to be a voice of Indian opinion to the British government. This was the origin of the later Congress Party which was founded in Bombay.
8/1/1997Viswanathan Anand wins the Credit Suisse Masters chess tournament in Beil.
8/7/1980Mother Teresa visits the poor in Bronx at New York.
9/27/1925Rashtriya Swayansewak Sangh was established.
11/27/1994D. V. Purohit (Nanasaheb), veteran freedom figher and revolutionary, passed away.
10/14/1997The two millionth Maruti vehicle rolled out.
10/2/1997At least 50 Pakistan soldiers were killed and several injured in a retaliatory firing by Indian troops in Nowgam, Uri and Kupwara sectors. Firing had been intermittent along LoC.
9/11/1911Amarnath Lala, right-hand Indian all-rounder of 30s and 40s, was born at Lahore in Pakistan. He was awarded with Padma Bhushan in 1991.
10/25/1990JD and BJP withdrew support to Rajasthan and Gujarat governments respectively.
5/30/1991Uma Shankar Dixit (90) passed away.