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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.
Other Historical Dates and Events |
6/29/1909 | Pandit Motilal, social reformer and freedom fighter, was born. |
1/17/1923 | Rangey Raghav, famous hindi writer, was born. |
1/21/1924 | Professor Madhu Dandavate, former Finance Minister, was born at Ahmednagar. |
1/23/1997 | Statue of Subhash Bose unveiled inside Parliament House. |
5/19/2000 | A `civil coup' in Fiji ousts the first ethnic Indian Prime Minister Mahendra Pal Choudhary. President Ratu Sir Kamisese Mara proclaims a state of emergency. |
10/23/1959 | Chinese military confrontation with India in Aksai Chin killed 17 Indian soldiers in a clash on the Kashmir border. |
1/2/1757 | After 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. |
7/11/1882 | Baba Kanshi Ram, great freedom fighter and social reformer, was born at Dada Siba village, Tehsil Dehra District, Kangra. |
5/15/1992 | Harshad Mehta suspended. |
11/29/1798 | Neplus Naresh Fardinad Chaturth announced that they will fight against France. |
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