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Historical Event on 12/4/1829

Britain abolished ""sati"" in India (widow burning herself to death on her husband's funeral pyre)

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/28/1951Recognition to Libya by India accorded.
10/24/1995Total solar eclipse seen over Rajasthan, UP, Bihar and West Bengal, while partial eclipse seen in the rest of the country.
2/4/1757Lord Clive remained unsuccessful after sending two ambassadors to make treaty with Siraj -Ud -Daula, while he was marching towards Calcutta.
2/9/1993Congress (I), AIADMK alliance in Tamil Nadu breaks over Hindi imposition.
1/2/1992Central Ministers Cabinet approved that elections will take place after the death of any independent candidate.
12/10/1992The Central Government bans RSS, VHP, ISS, Bajrang Dal and Jamait-e-Islami.
4/1/1998Prabhat Kumar, a 1963 batch IAS officer, was appointed as the new Cabinet Secretary of India. He succeeded T.S.R. Subramaniam and held the office till 31-10-2000.
2/13/1719Jahandar Shah was strangled to death and the Sayyid brothers were killed soon after.
9/4/1980Second Commonwealth Regional Heads of Government Conference in New Delhi.
8/3/1939Apoorva Kumar Sengupta, cricketer (1959 Test - India vs WI, without distinction), was born in Lucknow.