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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
5/4/1960Nasiru'd-din Muhammad Shah I passed away. His son-in-law Ghiyasu'd-din Balban succeeded Nasiru'd-din Mahmud in Delhi.
3/9/1951Ustad Zakir Hussain, famous Tabla player, was born.
3/10/1940Banwarilal Bhagwandas Purohit, famous leader of Vidarbha, was born.
8/29/1984Indian Airlines Boeing 737 with 68 passengers and a crew of 6 hijacked in Lahore.
12/31/1996Gold import policy liberalised.
7/11/1957Aga Sultan Sir Muhammad (1877-1957), Aga Khan III, spritual leader of Ismaeli Muhammedans, passed away. He worked for Britian in the WW I & II. Aga Khan was extremly rich, he once had himself weighed against a sack of diamonds belonging to him. He was also one among those who formed the Muslim League.
2/8/1907Madhavravji Golwalkar, sarsanghchalak of 'Rashtriya Swayansewak Sangh' (RSS), was born.
1/24/1948Australia all out 674 vs India (Bradman 201, Hassett 198*).
11/17/1991Sharad Pawar wins in Baramati.
6/11/1996Narasimha Rao's name figures in fresh FIR on bribing JMM MPs case.