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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
8/28/1973India and Pakistan signed P.O.W Accord paving way for release of 90,000 Pakistanis.
3/28/1941Netaji Subhashchandra Bose reached Berlin after his secret underground journey from Calcutta.
6/3/1998The naval version of the surface-to-air missile, Trishul, is test-fired in Kochi.
3/4/1919Jagtindar Nath Beri, physics expert, was born.
7/2/1970Pandit Kunjilal Dubey, freedom fighter, educationalist and politician, passed away.
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6/5/1989Missile `Trishul' tested successfully.
1/12/1948Gandhiji decides to fast for communal peace in Delhi for communal riots which broke between Hindus and Muslims at Calcutta. Mountbatten fails to dissuade Gandhiji.
2/23/1962The Cholera Research Centre was established at Calcutta (renamed as the National Institute of Cholera & Enteric Diseases in 1979).
2/23/1962Nizam Shah became the Sultan of Dehli.