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Historical Event on 12/4/1999

A batch of 1,690 Indian soldiers leave for Sierra Leone to join the U.N. Mission to implement the peace accord.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/9/1993Virbhadra Singh sworn in as Congress CM of Himachal Pradesh.
4/16/1930Rioting continues in India as British police fire on mob of 10,000.
11/5/1998Baba Nagarjun ""Vaidyanath Mishra"" died. He wrote in Hindi, Maithali and Sanskrit. Some of his noted works are ""Patra-Heen- Nagna Gachh"", ""Dukhmochan"", ""Yugdhara"" and ""Sah
7/23/1956India celebrates the birth centenary of Bal Gangadhar ""Lokmanya"" Tilak.
2/24/1948The State of Junagarh, whose accession to India was protested by Pakistan in the UN Security Council, voted in favour of India in a popular referendum held on 20 February.
4/13/1999D. Sripada Rao, former Speaker of the Andhra Pradesh Assembly, is shot dead by People's War Group naxalites near Annaram village in Karimnagar district.
7/20/1969Varahagiri Venkatagiri retired from the post of President.
7/16/1993Russia cancels cryogenic rocket deal with India.
12/16/1867Amy Carmichael, Scotch Irish missionary, was born. She went to India in 1895 under the Zenana Missionary Society, remaining there without furlough until her death 56 years later. An invalid during her last 20 years, she worked to rescue children from the Hindus.
4/4/1990Lata Mangeshkar wins 1989 Dada Saheb Phalke award.