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Historical Event on 12/4/1959

Power Project was signed betwen India and Nepal, an agreement on the Gandak Irrigation.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/2/1957All India Scheduled Caste Federation formally dissolved and a new political party 'Republican Party of India' was formed.
11/2/1999The Delhi HC dismisses a plea against Sonia Gandhi seeking deletion of her name from the register of Indian citizenship.
11/25/2000Karnataka and Tamil Nadu Governments agree on a ""unified command'' for the STF operations against Veerappa
11/13/1901Four Language panels were started on Rs. 10/- notes. First time four corner serial numbers were introduced. This panel had Indian languages which varied from state to state.
7/12/1864Vishvanath Kashinath Rajwade, great Historian, was born.
3/10/1998A. B. Vajpayee agrees to form a government with 252 members including the BJP and it's allies.
3/30/1913B. S. Soman, first Admiral of India, was born.
1/28/1911The famous Hope diamond, once worn by Marie Antoinette, was bought tonight for over $300,000 by Ned McLean, son of John McLean. Mrs. McLean wore it as a head ornament, guarded by a former Secret Service man who in turn was guarded by two private detectives. Walnut-sized and exquisitely blue in color, the 44.5-carat stone stems from India. Its owners included Louis XIV, Louis XVI, and a London banker named Hope. A sinister history of ill luck, madness, and violent death clings to the unique gem.
11/21/1991An Inter Governmental Coference on Youth Tourism, held for first time, was hosted by the Government of India under the aegis of the World Tourism Organisation. (18-11-91).
12/3/1971Indo-Pakistan war begins. On the same day National Emergency was declared by the President of India due to war between both the countries.