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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
1/27/1970Probir Sen, cricketer, 20 catches & 11 stumpings and 14 Tests for India, passed away.
10/12/1993RBI liberalises credit and monetary policy.
7/2/1757Nawab Siraj-ud-Daula was captured and assassinated. He was stabbed with a knife by Muhammad Beg at the instance of Miran, son of Mir Zafar.
3/8/2000The Gujarat Government withdraws its January 3 notification, thus reimposing the ban on its employees from participating in RSS activities.
5/5/1989Naval Tata, famous industrialist, passed away.
9/29/1977India and Bangladesh signed settlement for distributing Ganga river water.
10/2/1929Mahatma Gandhi made the Navjivan publication a charitable trust
6/19/1877Pandurang Chimanaji Patil, famous agriculturist of Maharashtra, was born.
5/3/1969Dr. Zakir Hussain(1897-1969), third President of India and the first Muslim President who occupied this office on 13 May, 1967, passed away. He is also remembered as an educationist.
2/11/1993Andhra Naxalites release four out of six hostages.