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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
11/28/1999The Vajpayee Government seeks support on major economic issues during the winter session at Parliament.
10/23/1934Gandhi resigns as leader of the All India Congress.
8/2/1993Seven JD (A) rebel MPs admitted to Congress (I).
2/26/1996Sahib Singh Verma sworn in as Delhi's second CM.
8/15/1947At the stroke of midnight, India is free after 163 years of British Raj. At the same time Muslims win a degree of freedom from Hindus. They have their own separate dominion Pakistan in the British Commonwealth Sect.
1/23/1975Omeo Kumar Das, one of the great patriots of Assam, passed away at the age of 81. He selflessly worked for the tea plantation workers and made efforts to get them better living standards. He translated Gandhiji's autobiography ""My Experiments with Truth"" in Assamese language.
10/24/1605Jahangir became the fourth Emperor of Mughal Empire at Agra.
11/12/1939Pratap Chandra Lal arrived at the training establishment at RAF Station, Risalpur. He then rose to the Air Chief Marcharl of Indian Air Force.
11/6/1946P. S. Shivswami Iyyer, great politician and administrator, passed away.
6/22/1959Iyengar Kasturi Srinivas, great politician and journalist, passed away.