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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
4/15/1932Suresh Shridhar Bhat, famous poet, was born.
12/14/1984First MIG 27M aircraft assembled by Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd. takes off.
3/2/1952Sindri Fertilizer Factory, Bihar, formally inaugurated by Nehru. It was the first Government owned company.
7/29/1748Boscawen landed 25 km south of Pondicherry.
3/2/1949Sarojini Naidu, ""Nightingale of India"", freedom fighter, social worker and patriot, passed away when she was the Governor of Uttar Pradesh. She also holds a place of pride among the women freedom fighters of India. She presided over the Kanpur session of Indian National Congress. She took active part in Salt Satyagraha and represented Indian women in Round Table Conference, London, 1931.
6/9/1923Idris Hassan Latif, Air Chief Marshal, was born at Hyderabad, Deccan.
1/26/1931Gandhiji was unconditionally released from prison.
4/20/1991Ganesh Sadashiv Bhat, famous Marathi film director and President's Award winner of 1963, passed away.
4/1/1992The 79,698 crore Eighth Plan launched.
3/10/1969Parliament passed the Act that made Central Industrial Security Force as an Armed Force of the union.