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Historical Event on 5/4/1799

Tipu Sultan is killed in a battle against 5,000 British soldiers who stormed and razed his capital, Seringapatanam.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/26/2000The Centre imposes a ban on employing children belowing 14 years as domestic servants by all Government employees in the All India services at the insistence of the NHRC.
8/3/1994The first successful heart transplant operation was performed at the All India Institute of Medical Science, New Delhi, by a team of doctors led by Prof. P. Venugopal (25-2-96).
6/23/1980Sanjay Gandhi, great Indian politician and younger son of Indira Gandhi, died in a plane crash. He was recently appointed as the General Secretary of the AICC (I).
11/9/1993Tamil Nadu Assembly urges the Centre to amend Constitution to retain 69\% reservation for backward classes.
6/29/1757Mir Zafar was installed on the throne as the Nawab of Bengal, Bihar and Orrisa from Murshidabad.
10/4/1986Helicoptor Corporation of India established.
11/7/1991Salauddin and his wife Neena create a world record by travelling in a Nissan car.
5/21/1835Biharilal Chakravorty, Bengali poet, was born.
10/17/1906Swami Ramtirtha, great social reformer and poet, died at the age of 33.
10/28/1981Underground Metro Train Compartments were tested on trial basis at Calcutta.