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Today In Indian History - Historical Events of India
Date | Event Name |
05/04/1783 |
Tipu Sultan was enthroned as the ruler of Mysore after the death of Haider Ali in a simple ceremony at Bednur. He continued the Second Mysore War against the English. He defeated many EnglishGenerals like Brithwhite & Col. Bailey. Tipu Sultan signed the treaty at Mangalore on 11th March 1784 A.D. which was known as the Mangalore treaty. |
05/04/1799 |
Tipu Sultan is killed in a battle against 5,000 British soldiers who stormed and razed his capital, Seringapatanam. |
05/04/1832 |
Darpan', a fortnightly magazine started publishing as a weekly. |
05/04/1849 |
Jyotirindranath Tagore, Bengali litterateur and poet, was born. |
05/04/1854 |
The first stamp was officially issued from Calcutta where the first modern post office was established. |
05/04/1923 |
Mrinal Sen, famous film director, was born. |
05/04/1932 |
Many are arrested as Congress agents picket Bombay post offices in celebration of Gandhi Day. |
05/04/1935 |
Dalip Kaur Tiwana, great educationist and writer, was born in Ribbon village, Punjab. |
05/04/1957 |
Rai Chaudhary Hemchandra, great historian, passed away. |
05/04/1959 |
Nehru rejects proposals that India and Pakistan resolve their differences and set up a common alliance against Communist China. |
05/04/1960 |
Washington, Ike signs wheat pact with India for largest U.S. food sale. |
05/04/1980 |
Coal Mine Worker's Day established. |
05/04/1989 |
Ashutosh Mukhopadhyay, famous Bengali litterateur, passed away. |
05/04/1990 |
Supreme Court directs Central Government to set up a Tribunal to resolve Cauvery water dispute between Tamil Nadu and Karnataka. |
05/04/1992 |
India and Russia sign a five-year agreement on trade and economic cooperation. |
05/04/1993 |
Income Tax exemption limit raised to Rs.30,000; Customs duty on certain drugs reduced. |
05/04/1993 |
Santosh Yadav became the first Indian woman to conquer the Everest twice. |
05/04/1994 |
Fourth developmental launch of ASLV. 113 kg Stretched Rohini Satellite Series (SROSS-C2) was launched by fourth developmental flight of ASLV-D4 from Sriharikota. This carried two scientific payload, a Gamma Ray Burst (GRB) experiment and a Retarding Potential Analyser (RPA). It is still in service. |
05/04/1995 |
The fourth ASLV-D4 blasts off from Sriharikota, successfully placing the SROSS-C2 satellite in orbit. |
05/04/1998 |
India is placed on the US Special 309 watch list. |
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Other Historical Dates and Events |
07/15/1997 | Mahesh Chander Mehta, Environmental activist, wins Ramon Magsaysay Award. |
03/03/1978 | Origin of Saka Era (India). |
06/18/1993 | The 14th national council of the BJP at Bangalore swears by Hindutva. |
01/02/1992 | Central Ministers Cabinet approved that elections will take place after the death of any independent candidate. |
12/23/1995 | 400 people, mostly children and their parents, die in a fire that broke out during the Annual Day celebrations of DAV Public School. The fire was suspected to be caused due to electric short-circuit in Mandi Dabwali, Haryana. |
04/30/1996 | Re-polling in 445 stations in six states. |
10/17/1979 | Mother Teresa, social worker, awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. |
09/12/1686 | Aurangzeb ended Adilshah's kingdom. The garrison lost heart and surrendered Sikandar who was sent to the state prison at Daulatabad. Bijapur was invested and the city opened its gates to the Mughals. Bijapur as an independent kingdom ceased to exist. |
02/06/1952 | George VI (1895-1952), King of the United Kingdom, died of lung cancer at the age of 56 (succeeded by daughter, Elizabeth II). In 1947, His title of Emperor of India was deleted. |
07/21/1999 | The Janata Dal splits under Deve Gowda and Sharad Yadav. The latter group to support NDA. |
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