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Today In Indian History - Historical Events of India

DateEvent 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.


 


Other Historical Dates and Events
09/30/1881Rajah Annamalai Chettiar, famous musician, social worker and Governor of the Imperial Bank of India, was born at Kanadukattam, Tamil Nadu.
09/24/1999India's Krishnan Sasikiran and China's Wang Yu bagged the boys' and girl's titles respectively in the Asian Junior Chess championship in Vung Tau City, Vietnam.
04/27/1907Fearing uprising in Punjab, British arm volunteers.
08/04/1935Government of India got the Royal Assent Act 1935.
01/11/1613Emperor Jahangir in a proclamation permitted East India Company to establish factories in Surat. And the first British factory was established under Thomas Aldworth.
06/17/1993Congress (I) working committee reaffirms its faith in Rao; BJP asks for PM's resignation .
10/30/1947The first Spitfires from the Advanced Flying School at Ambala reached Srinagar and were soon engaged in strafing the raiders beyond Pattan. Within a week, the Tempests of No. 7 Squadron were playing a decisive role in the battle of Shelatang which halted the forward momentum of the insurgents.
12/21/1788Sindhia arrested Gulam Qadir and killed him.
06/19/2000Salgocar wins the Pondicherry Millennium All India Football tournament in Pondicherry.
05/31/1988Dwarika Prasad Mishra, former Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh, passed away.