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Historical Event on 5/4/1799
Tipu Sultan is killed in a battle against 5,000 British soldiers who stormed and razed his capital, Seringapatanam.
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| 4/2/1991 | Haryana Governor recommends President's rule. |
| 1/1/1991 | Bhanu Pratap Singh, Karnataka Governor, resigns. Goa governor Khurshid Alam Khan appointed in his place. |
| 11/29/1961 | First cosmonaut of the world, Yuri Gagarin of Russia, came to India. |
| 3/2/1933 | Anandji, famous music director, was born. |
| 4/6/1980 | Janata Party splits again; members with RSS links form the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP). A. B. Vajpayee becomes its first President. |
| 11/16/1915 | Vishnu Ganesh Pingle, martyr, died. |
| 5/28/1963 | Estimated 22,000 die in another cyclone in Bay of Bengal (India). |
| 5/28/1963 | Pieter de Carpentier, flemish Governor General of Dutch East-Indies, was born. |
| 2/13/1856 | East India Company captured Lucknow along with Avadh Kingdom. |
| 6/20/1985 | The Medal of Freedom, America's highest civilian decoration, was presented to Mother Teresa by President Ronald Reagan. |
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