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Historical Event on 4/17/1799

Srirangapatnam was surrounded by British Army in the fourth and last Mysore war which began in 1798. Tipu Sultan' was killed in the battle on 4th May. The East India Company announced the Seringapatanam Medal (1799).

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/24/1902Shashi Mukhi of Classic Theatre, Calcutta, was the first Indian to record on gramophone. This song was on 25 cms. one sided disc and the lyrics were ""Kanha Jeevan Dhan"" from the play Shri Krishna. The song was recorded by Gramophome and Typewriter Company.
12/16/1952Sri Ramalu Potiu sacrificed his life for the demand of seperate Andhra Pradesh state for the Telugu- speaking people.
5/28/1996BJP Govt. incapable of assembling a majority after two weeks. A left-wing coalition takes over headed by new prime minister H. D. Deve Gowda, Janata Dal leader and United Front coalition government. He held this office till 12 April 1997.
2/13/1945Vinod Mehra, famous Hindi film actor, was born.
3/13/1991President R. Venkataraman dissolves the Lok Sabha.
11/22/1872Meera Behn (Medlin Slade), freedom fighter, was born at England.
4/7/1998Soli Sorabjee is appointed Attorney-General of India.
1/11/1994Shankarrao Savekar, veteran cameraman of film industry, passed away.
10/18/1996Vigyan Bhawan in Delhi to be the venue for the trial of former PM Rao.
10/28/1992Karnataka government withdraws order allowing nine private organisations to start capitation fee for engineering colleges.