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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 |
| 12/09/1484 | Surdas (1483-1563), blind Hindi bard and singer of Agra whose hymns to Krishna are compiled in the 'Sursagar', was born in Sihi village near Delhi. |
| 07/03/1927 | A. Neelameghan, librarian, was born at Ootacamund in Tamil Nadu. |
| 09/29/1755 | Robert Lord Clive founded the British empire in India |
| 12/25/1879 | Sadhu T.L. Vaswani (1879-1966), altruistic Sindhi poet and servant of God, who found several Hindu missions in India and seven Mira Educational Institutions in his lifetime, was born. |
| 11/30/1974 | India, Pakistan decide to end the ten-year trade ban. |
| 05/13/1916 | Vasudev Mahadev Salgaonkar, great Industrialist, was born. |
| 05/09/1992 | Killer brew claims 175 lives in Orissa, Excise Minister Prasanna Kumar Acharya resigns. |
| 08/19/1887 | S. Satyamurti, freedom fighter and social worker, was born at Thirumeyyam in the former Pudukottah State. |
| 09/26/1979 | Charan Singh launches a new party called the Lok Dal. |
| 04/19/1994 | Rajindersing Sparo, first awardee of `Mahavir Chakra' and former Chief Minister of Punjab Major General, passed away. |
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