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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
4/18/1971Air India's first Jumbo Jet Plane passenger Boeing 747 named 'Emperor Samrat Ashok' was landed on Santacruz Airport at Bombay.
2/2/1917Maharshi Vinayak Ramchandra Patwardhan (Annasaheb), collegue of Lokmanya Tilak, passed away.
1/26/1876Railway route started between Mumbai and Calcutta.
2/22/1947Nehru welcomes British independence offer, invites Muslims to join at New Delhi.
1/27/1987P. T. Usha nominated the Asian Athlete of 1986 by the US Sports Academy (USA).
5/20/1915Gandhiji founded Satyagraha Ashram (later known as Sabarmati Ashram after the name of the river) at Ahmedabad.
10/29/1961New All India Muslim League was established.
10/10/1756Clive sailed from Madras, to capture Calcutta, with a large naval fleet consisting of 900 European and 1500 Indian soldiers along with 5 battle ships, and 5 other vessels.
8/22/1818Warren Hastings, first Governor General of India (1773-84), died at the age of 85.
6/11/1946Viceroy interviewed Gandhiji, and mooted proposal of Coalition Government at Centre.