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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.

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1/18/1997Pulse Polio Immunisation Programme Phase II begins.
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12/10/1989Janardan Swami passed away.
12/11/1994H.D. Deve Gowda, Janata Dal leader, assumes office as CM of Karnataka.
8/10/1894Varahagiri Venkata Giri, the fourth former President of India, was born at Berhampur in Orissa. He was one of the patriarchs of Trade Union Movement of India.
11/5/1931M. G. Subramaniam, cricket test umpire for 2 tests from 1983-84, was born in Karnataka.
9/18/1925Pranlal Harkisandas Vora, leader in Maharashtra, was born.
1/22/1986Indira Gandhi Rajbhasha Awards instituted.
4/9/1756Ali Bardi Khan of Bengal passed away in Murshidabad. His youngest daughter's son Siraj-ud-Daulah was crowned as King of Bengal when he was merely 20 years old after the death of King Tartar.
7/31/1997Election Commission agrees to grant national party status to Bahujan Samaj Party but asks it to give up its election symbol--elephant.