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Historical Event on 9/4/1987

Roop Kanwar, an 18-year-old girl, commits Sati (burning herself in her husband's funeral pyre) in Deorala in Rajasthan.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/28/1992Vinayak Krishna Gokak, famous Kannad poet and Gyanpeeth Awardee, passed away.
5/20/1992Third developmental launch of ASLV. Stretched Rohini Satellite Series (SROSS-C). Launched by third developmental flight of ASLV-D3. This carried Gamma Ray astronomy and aeronomy payload.
11/18/1988Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev arrives in Delhi on a three-day visit.
4/1/1989Shridhar Madhav Joshi (S. M. Joshi), great socialist leader, passed away.
11/17/1857Sir Colin Campbell, British Army Officer, managed to supress Indian Mutiny sepoys at Lucknow.
11/1/1913Ghadar Movement started at San Francisco.
11/2/1967Ministry of Education evolves a National Service Scheme for University students.
10/15/1996Kerala CM Nayanar says Governors are not necessary in states.
5/5/1955Indian parliament accept Hindu divorce.
9/10/1992All movable and immovable properties of big bull Harshad Mehta, and others involved in the Security scam, attached.