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Historical Event on 9/4/1987
Roop Kanwar, an 18-year-old girl, commits Sati (burning herself in her husband's funeral pyre) in Deorala in Rajasthan.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 1/2/1992 | Central Ministers Cabinet approved that elections will take place after the death of any independent candidate. |
| 5/3/1994 | Election Commission recognises DMK headed by M. Karunanidhi as the rightful claimant to the symbol of rising sun and the flag reserved for it. |
| 7/7/1855 | As many as 30,000, people went to Calcutta alongwith weapons to fight the British army. |
| 2/4/1924 | Mahatma Gandhi released from prison unconditionally at Bombay. |
| 2/21/1991 | Nutan, famous film actress, died at the age of 56 years. |
| 1/29/1853 | Madhusudan Rao, modern writer in Oria language, was born. |
| 1/29/1853 | Babur Shah, Mughal Emperior, defeated Afghan Nawab Nasrat Shah, king of Bengal, on the banks of the Gand and the Ghaghra river. |
| 1/1/1897 | Girja Dayal Girish, great poet and writer, was born at Saraiyan Mahipat Singh, U.P. |
| 7/28/1921 | The All-India Congress Party votes to boycott a forthcoming visit by the Prince of Wales and urges a boycott of imported cloth. |
| 1/16/1942 | Jawaharlal Nehru succeeds Gandhi as head of Indian National Congress. |
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