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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 |
| 11/16/1999 | Suraj Bhan, Bihar Governor, dismisses the Horticulture and Weights and Measurements Minister Samrat Chaudhary in the Rabri Devi cabinet for being 'underaged'. |
| 09/01/1977 | M. L. Wadhawan was appointed as the Narcotics Commissioner of India. He headed this office till 02-09-1979. |
| 06/22/1935 | Vaman Viswanath Kumar, cricketer (useful Madras leggie who only played 2 Tests), was born in Madras. |
| 04/15/1992 | Union Carbide decides to sell its holdings in India to raise upto $ 17 million for a hospital in Bhopal. |
| 07/14/1994 | Veerappan, Sandalwood smuggler, declared 'proclaimed offender'. |
| 01/21/1922 | V. Rajagopal, cricket test umpire for 1 test in 1969-70, was born in Mumbai. |
| 06/09/1986 | ICMR set up a network of Reference/Surveillance Centres for AIDS in almost all states of India. |
| 04/09/1936 | SikhdevSingh RattanSingh Dhindsa was born in Ubhawal village, Distt. Sangrur (Punjab). |
| 03/08/1864 | Hari Narayan Apte, a well known Marathi writer who popularised social and historical themes in his novels, was born. He presided over the 8th Marathi Sahitya Sammelen in 1912. |
| 09/16/2000 | In an important pronouncement, the Rajasthan High Court declares Jains as a religious minority community and allows teaching institutions set up by them to enjoy minority status under Articles 29 and 30 of the Constitution. |
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