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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
7/21/1975Hindi Post Guards was established by Government.
5/8/1933Gandhi starts hunger strike to protest the British repression of untouchables.
3/17/1999An international seminar on UN Peacekeeping was co-jointly hosted by Ministry of External affairs and Ministry of Defence at New Delhi from 17 to 19 March 1999. The seminar was conducted by HQ Army Training Command, Shimla on behalf of the Indian Army. A total of 126 foreign delegates from 71 countries participated in the seminar.
7/1/1992Truck operators begin nation-wide strike to press for the abolition of toll tax and octroi.
7/1/1992ShahJahan, Mughal emperor of India, was born at Lahore.
11/9/1998India rejects Pakistan's bid to internalise the Sir Creek issue at the bilaternal talks in New Delhi.
7/22/1991New industrial policy for liberalisation of economies announced in Parliament.
7/12/1980Congress (I) gets absolute majority in Rajya Sabha.
7/1/1965Meerut University was established.
2/22/1997Jockey Mark Gallagher shot at and injured in Bangalore.