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Historical Event on 3/4/1996

India and EU agree on a plan to boost trade ties.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/21/1988Sikh activist bombers kill 30 in Amritsar.
1/31/1992LTTE Supremo, V. Prabhakaran, declared offender in Rajiv Gandhi murder case and ordered to surrender by a Madras court.
3/3/1939Gandhiji commences ""fast unto death"" at Rajkot to protest state's autocratic rule at Bombay and to secure ruler's adherence of promise given towards reform administration, and ends it on March 7 on Viceroy's intervention.
1/27/1984First unit of Atomic Energy Production Centre started at Kalpakkam.
6/28/1857Nana Sahib proclaimed himself as the Peshwa and called for the total extermination of the British power of India at Bithoor.
11/1/1990JD Government in Gujarat, headed by Chimanbhai Patel, defeats no-confidence motion with Congress (I) support.
2/26/1976V. S. Khandekar was honoured by Bhartiya Gyanpeeth Award for the novel 'Yayati'.
12/24/1987Dr. M.G.Ramachandran, former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, died. He was 70 yrs. He was posthumously awarded the 'Bharat Ratna' by the President of India. (17-1-90).
2/18/2000Pandit Ravi Shankar is selected for this year's Subbarami Reddy Kalapeetham Foundation Award, a life-time achievement award, for his contribution to Indian music.
11/5/1997Railway ministry doubles compensation amounts from Rs. 2 lakh to Rs.4 lakh to victims of railway accidents and other untoward incidents.