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Historical Event on 5/20/1750

Tipu Sultan, tiger of Mysore, was born. He was the son of Hyder Ali and born at Devanhalli village near Bangalore. Hyder Ali named his son after a great Sufi saint namely Tipu Mastan Aulia. Tipu Sultan was a great revolutionary freedom fighter, social reformer, musician and architect.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/24/1993Vajpayee elected leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha.
3/14/1992NTR expels Upendra and six others from Telegu Desam Party.
11/16/1997Sandalwood smuggler Veerappan offers to surrender.
10/9/1942Bibi Amar Kaur, freedom fighter, successfully hoisted the national flag at Jail Gate of Lahore. She was then arrested and send to Ambala Jail.
8/11/1961Dadra and Nagar Haweli declared as Union Territory States.
4/10/1997Announcement of UP's 70th new district to be re-named after Jyotiba Phule.
10/30/1990Several people died and many injured as security forces opened fire at a crowd marching towards Ram Janmabhumi/Babari Masjid to perform 'karseva'.
2/5/1936Baba Maharaj Satarkar (Nilkanth Gyaneshwar Gore - Satarkar) was born.
4/1/1979Central Institute of Fisheries Education came under the Administrative Control of Indian Council of Agricultural Research.
9/27/1999Harshad Mehta and three others are convicted for misappropriating surplus funds of the Maruti Udyog Ltd.