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Historical Event on 5/4/1992

India and Russia sign a five-year agreement on trade and economic cooperation.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/11/1818Britishers captured the 'Ajinkyatara' fort which belonged to the Marathas.
6/1/1955India's Untouchability (Offence) Act comes into force.
9/20/1881Pandit Kashinath Babaji (Chandrakant Bhringa), famous Marathi writer, was born at Munjawad in Nasik.
5/27/1996A. B. Vajpayee, PM, seeks vote of confidence in his 12-day old govt.
3/9/1989Yasser Arafat, PLO Chairman, arrives on a two-day state visit to India.
8/28/1733Sekhoji (Jaysingrao) Angre, famous naval officer of Maratha navy, passed away.
6/20/1957Govindrao Burhanpurkar, famous harmonium player, died.
5/23/1947The U.K. Cabinet today took the historic step of agreeing to Lord Mountbatten's proposal for the partition of India into two states, one Muslim and the other Hindu. The Viceroy is to have a series of talks with Lord Listowel, the Secretary for India.
8/3/1991About 280 kgs of gold ornaments valued at $15 million, which had been deposited in the Portuguese bank in Goa by its natives, flown back to India.
11/18/1961The Navy went into action under the command of Rear Admiral BS Soman, then Flag Officer Commanding, Indian Fleet. The ships conducted their mission in three geographical areas for liberating Goa .