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Historical Event on 5/4/1960

Washington, Ike signs wheat pact with India for largest U.S. food sale.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/18/1997Puttaveeramma of Ishwatha Ashrama Vidyaranyapuram, Vishveshwara Nagar, Mysore, conferred with the 'Rajiv Gandhi Manav Seva Award 1997' for lifelong exemplary service to poor destitute women, in particular deaf and dumb girl children.
8/29/1905Major Dhyanchand was born in a Rajput family at Prayag at Uttar Pradesh. He is remembered as a Master of Hockey. India celebrates this day as National Sports Day.
3/25/1987Marxist-led alliance gets majority in Kerala and West Bengal elections .
12/9/1989Shyama Charan Shukla sworn in as Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh.
9/20/1996Arunachal Chief Minister Apang resigns and forms new party Arunachal Congress.
5/1/1915Rameshwar Shukla 'Anchal', modern Hindi poet, novelist and essay writer, was born.
4/13/1984India beat Pak by 58 runs to win the first Cricket Asia Cup in Sharjah.
12/20/1850Atma Dev, social reformer and religious leader, was born.
9/6/1993CPI (M) wrests Congress (I) bastion of Chowringhee in the by-elections to the WB Assembly; Durgapur and Kurseong also won by CPI (M).
5/7/1907The First Electric Tramway service commenced in Bombay (Mumbai). This service was inaugurated by Municipality Chairman Vallabhdas Thakersey and Municipal Commissioner Sheppard at 5.30 p.m. This tram was well decorated and destined from Municipal Office upto Crawford Market.