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Historical Event on 5/4/1990

Supreme Court directs Central Government to set up a Tribunal to resolve Cauvery water dispute between Tamil Nadu and Karnataka.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/15/1965Third cyclone of the year kills another 15,000 at mouths of Ganges river.
8/23/1989Pandit Krishnarao Shankarrao, great singer of 'Gwalher Gharana', passed away.
5/23/1996Joint Opposition candidate Purno A. Sangma (Cong. MP from Meghalaya) unanimously elected Speaker of 11th Lok Sabha.
11/16/1958India and U.S.S.R. sign trade agreement to exchange Soviet industrial and agricultural equipment for farm commodities at Moscow.
6/18/1946First Satyagraha movement was started for Goa liberation from the Portuguese.
3/19/1907Dr. Dilawar Hussain, right-handed batsman and wicket-keeper, was born.
8/16/1923Narayan Athavle, famous Marathi litterateur and journalist, was born.
3/17/1909Pandit Ramchandra Narayan Dandekar, educationist and internationally famed Sanskrit scholar, was born at Satara, Maharashtra.
8/2/1891Padmashree V. P. Karmarkar (Nanasaheb), famous sculptor, was born.
3/12/1954Indian National Academy of Letters ""Sahitya Academy"" inaugurated by Dr. Radhakrishnan.