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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
4/5/1984Guru Angad, Sikh Guru, was born.
4/12/1912Kirpal Singh Narang, social reformer and educationist, was born at Amritsar (Punjab).
6/23/1975Prannath Thapar, former Chief of Army, died.
8/8/1991India and Soviet Union extend their treaty of peace, friendship and co-operation for 20 more years.
1/18/1950Batubhai Umarwadia, father of Gujrati literature's English type and drama writer, passed away.
1/1/1967Day's play in the Calcutta Test vs West Indies cancelled by riots.
10/6/1990Justice Ranganath Mishra sworn in as Chief Justice of Supreme Court.
4/30/1958Shiekh Abdulla taken into custody.
4/3/1932Boycott of British goods was so widespread that 70\% of cotton products were now thought to have come from Japan.
12/17/1972New line of control agreed to in Kashmir between India & Pakistan.