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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
8/19/1907Acharya Hajariprasad Dwivedi was born.
4/4/1999India routed China 5-0 in the Davis Cup Asia Oceania Group I second round play-off in Calcutta.
5/28/1965Fire and explosion at Dhori mine in Dhanbad, India kills 400.
5/27/1999IAF loses two fighter aircrafts in the Kargil area. Pakistan claims it has Flight Lieutenant Nachiketa in its custody.
7/22/1956Quake shatters town of Anjar; claiming 117 lives, 800 people were missing.
7/1/1992Central Railway started special train for ladies in Mumbai.
5/29/1952The Socialist Party and Krishak Mazdoor Praja Party decide to form a single parliamentary party.
8/8/1967Central government, for the first time since independence, suffered a token defeat in the Lok Sabha.
8/8/1967Firuz Shah Bahmani died.
4/26/1929British fliers make a record nonstop 4,130-mile trip from London to India.