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Historical Event on 4/17/1799

Srirangapatnam was surrounded by British Army in the fourth and last Mysore war which began in 1798. Tipu Sultan' was killed in the battle on 4th May. The East India Company announced the Seringapatanam Medal (1799).

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/1/1819William Carey, Ward and Marshman established the Serampore College in Bengal.
3/1/1997India under-19 team wins third `Test', claims three-test series 2-0 win in Matara.
6/4/1958The three-men Indian Mountaineering group successfully climbed the high Peak in the Garhwal Hills Range.
6/4/1958Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan was born.
10/1/1991India takes over the presidency of Security Council with Ambassador G.R. Gharekhan in the chair.
4/22/1992IAF in response to a recommendation by Secretary General, the Security Council adopted resolution No. 751 (1992) by which it established UNOSOM for handling situation which had deteriorated to an extent where death and destruction forced hundreds of thousands of civilians to flee their homes and causing need for emergency humanitarian assistance.
10/3/1903Swami Ramanand Tirth, politician and educationist, was born.
2/3/1994Akash' missile launched successfully.
12/27/1992The Central government decides to acquire the disputed area in Ayodhya.
5/25/1965Independent India had further clashes with Pakistan in 1965 and 1971, one over the intractable Kashmir dispute and the other over Bangladesh. A border war was also fought with China in 1962 in the North-Eastern region, which resulted in the loss of Aksai Chin in Ladakh and smaller areas in the North-east. India continues to dispute sovereignty over these areas.