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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
10/11/1894Sudhirranjan Das, former Chief Justice of Supreme Court, was born.
11/19/199722 persons killed and 30 injured when car bomb explodes outside film studio in Jubilee Hills area of Hyderabad. The deceased include Eanadu TV crew of six people.
3/8/1957Balasaheb Gangadhar Kher, prominent leader in Maharashtra and former Chief Minister of Mumbai province, passed away.
9/21/1857Bahadurshah Jafar - II surrendered against the British troops.
2/18/1975Yogesh Shyam, soccer(Football) player, was born.
8/20/1944Rajiv Gandhi, former Prime Minister of India and Bharat Ratna awardee, was born in Bombay.
8/15/1942Mahadev Haribhai Desai, an activist and Mahatma Gandhi's personal secretary, died of heart failure at Aga Khan's Palace.
7/13/1990Boby Talyarkhan, famous sports critic and author, died.
7/7/1992Truckers call off strike.
6/30/1986Mizoram became the state of India.