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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 |
| 4/1/1989 | Shridhar Madhav Joshi (S. M. Joshi), great socialist leader, passed away. |
| 12/14/1910 | Upendranath Ashok, noted writer, was born. |
| 5/18/1955 | Hindu Marriage Act is amended. |
| 1/1/1992 | This year was announced to be observed as the ""International Space Year"". |
| 11/18/1972 | Tiger was adopted as India's 'National Animal' |
| 9/25/1985 | Akali Dal wins Punjab state elections. |
| 4/4/1926 | Martial law is declared in Calcutta as rioting continues. |
| 6/9/1998 | The rupee plunges to an all-time low of Rs. 42.23/25 against the dollar. |
| 12/15/1999 | Yashwant Sinha, Finance Minister, arrives in Berlin to attend G-20 meet. |
| 6/8/1998 | A Disaster Management Cell (DMC) under the direct command of the Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, South Western Air Command, was set up at the Command Operations Room to liaise with the State Government and initiate necessary actions. All aircrafts were evacuated from IAF bases at Jamnagar, Bhuj and Naliya and flown to pre-determined destinations. In this meticulously planned and smoothly executed drill, more than 60 aircrafts (including helicopters) were flown out. |
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