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Historical Event on 4/11/1984

Soyuz T-11 returns to Earth which carried 3 cosmonauts including the first Indian Sqn. Ldr. Rakesh Sharma, to Salyut 7.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/20/1982Mira Behn (90), disciple of Mahatma Gandhi, passed away.
9/17/1934Gandhiji announced his decision to retire from politics from October one to engage himself in the development of village industries, Harijan service and education through basic crafts.
7/7/1995Rajan Pillai, 47, died because of denial of timely medical attention by Tihar jail authorities and also within 24 hours of rejection of his plea for medical treatment at Escorts Hospital by the court.
4/4/1984Squadron Leader Rakesh Sharma was the first Indian Astronaut to go in space from Baikanaur aboard Soviet Space Craft 'Soyuz 11' and revolved around the earth.
1/29/1948Angry refugees ask Gandhiji to retire to the Himalayas.
11/6/2000Buddhadev Bhattacharya assumes office as West Bengal Chief Minister.
12/12/1971All the facilities and pocket money provided to the former kings were cancelled by the Indian Parliament.
12/11/1971The elite para-commandos and parachute battalions -India's 'Red Devils', as they are affectionately called, have an unsurpassed ethos and elan of their own. 2 Para Battalion executed a superb airborne assault operation at Tangail in East Pakistan, which was the first of its kind in the subcontinent.
12/11/1971Bahadur Shah captured the fort of Chittor and then marched against the Mughal emperor.
8/4/2000Justice Brij Mohan Lal was sworn in chairman of the Monopolies and Restrictive Trade Practices Commission.