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Historical Event on 5/4/1959

Nehru rejects proposals that India and Pakistan resolve their differences and set up a common alliance against Communist China.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/26/1950Tirumalai Echambadi Srinivasan, cricketer (Indian opening batsman 1981), was born in Madras.
9/4/1993Lawyers all over the country decide to abolish addresses like 'My Lord', 'Your Lordship' and replace them with 'Sir', 'Your Honour,' etc.
4/17/1998BJP Prof. Chaman Lal Gupta retains his Lok Sabha seat in the Udhampur-Doda-Kathna constituency defeating National Conference's Rajinder Kumar Chib by over 50,000 votes.
8/23/1986B. G. Deshmukh was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 27th March, 1989.
2/5/1986Laxmanrao Sardesai, famous Marathi and Konkani litterateur, passed away.
5/25/1954Maharshee Rajratna 'Manikrao' (Gajanan Yashwant Manik), physical expert, passed away.
8/11/1961Dadra and Nagar Haweli declared as Union Territory States.
8/2/1942Gandhi says that the Japanese might be welcomed in India should they invade due to current Indian discontent.
4/14/1950Sri Raman Maharshi, modern south Indian saint, passed away .
11/12/1984Rajiv Gandhi elected Congress (I) President.