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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 |
10/11/1894 | Sudhirranjan Das, former Chief Justice of Supreme Court, was born. |
11/19/1997 | 22 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. |
3/8/1957 | Balasaheb Gangadhar Kher, prominent leader in Maharashtra and former Chief Minister of Mumbai province, passed away. |
9/21/1857 | Bahadurshah Jafar - II surrendered against the British troops. |
2/18/1975 | Yogesh Shyam, soccer(Football) player, was born. |
8/20/1944 | Rajiv Gandhi, former Prime Minister of India and Bharat Ratna awardee, was born in Bombay. |
8/15/1942 | Mahadev Haribhai Desai, an activist and Mahatma Gandhi's personal secretary, died of heart failure at Aga Khan's Palace. |
7/13/1990 | Boby Talyarkhan, famous sports critic and author, died. |
7/7/1992 | Truckers call off strike. |
6/30/1986 | Mizoram became the state of India. |
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