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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
8/11/1916Gopal Raghunath Bewur, former Chief of Army and fighter, was born.
6/12/1891Gandhiji sailed for India and reached in July.
5/11/1911Shrimati Lalitadevi, wife of second Prime Minister of India Lal Bahadur Shastri, was born.
2/5/1992Ajit Singh elected 'real J.D.' President.
2/5/1992Saint Visoba Khechar, was the yogi-guru of the Varkari poet-saint Namdev of Maharashtra, took Samadhi.
3/13/1992K. S. Niranjan, famous Kannad author, passed away.
4/3/1994B. Rachaiah,Kerala Governor, takes charge of Goa.
2/2/1930Vasudev Govind Apte, editor and dictrionay creator, passed away.
6/2/1990Union Government set up a tribunal to settle the Cauvery water issue between Tamil Nadu & Karnataka.
8/19/1994Rupee made fully convertible on current account.