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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.

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6/29/1909Pandit Motilal, social reformer and freedom fighter, was born.
1/17/1923Rangey Raghav, famous hindi writer, was born.
1/21/1924Professor Madhu Dandavate, former Finance Minister, was born at Ahmednagar.
1/23/1997Statue of Subhash Bose unveiled inside Parliament House.
5/19/2000A `civil coup' in Fiji ousts the first ethnic Indian Prime Minister Mahendra Pal Choudhary. President Ratu Sir Kamisese Mara proclaims a state of emergency.
10/23/1959Chinese military confrontation with India in Aksai Chin killed 17 Indian soldiers in a clash on the Kashmir border.
1/2/1757After the Battle of Plassey, Clive, Britisher, defeated Siraj-ud-Daulah, Mir Jafar, Nawab of Bengal and re-captured Calcutta, after it had been seized by the Nawab of Bengal who had used the ""Black Hole"" to imprison British captives.
7/11/1882Baba Kanshi Ram, great freedom fighter and social reformer, was born at Dada Siba village, Tehsil Dehra District, Kangra.
5/15/1992Harshad Mehta suspended.
11/29/1798Neplus Naresh Fardinad Chaturth announced that they will fight against France.