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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
8/11/2000Usha Mehta, great Gandhian, passed away.
4/21/1992UN Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali visits New Delhi.
5/22/1927M. S. Shivsankaraiyah, cricket test umpire for 3 tests from 1974-77, was born at Andhra Pradesh.
1/9/1923Satyendranath Tagore, Bengali litterateur, passed away.
5/1/1997Anand wins all three categories in Amber chess tournament in Monte Carlo.
2/1/1827Gordon's Esplanade building was established in Calcutta's Bengal Club.
8/17/1986In the Jehovah's Witnesses' case, the Supreme Court rules that ""singing National Anthem is not obligatory"".
8/16/1974A.Shankar was appointed as the Narcotics Commissioner of India. He headed this office till 31st March 1977.
7/25/1988Sikh extremists kill the chief priest of the Golden Temple in Amritsar.
2/4/1976Lok Sabha's life extended by one year.