May 4 Today in Indian History
Historical Events
- 1799 Fourth Anglo-Mysore War: The Battle of Seringapatam: The siege of Seringapatam ends when the city is assaulted and the Tipu Sultan killed by the besieging British army, under the command of General George Harris.
- 2020 India begins lifting some restrictions in regions with fewer COVID-19 cases
- 2021 Following several positive Covid-19 cases across franchises the BCCI announces the indefinite postponement of the Indian Premier League cricket tournament
Famous Birthdays
- 1767 Tyagaraja, Indian classical Carnatic music composer, born in Tiruvarur, Thanjavur District, Tamil Nadu (d. 1847)
- 1923 Mrinal Sen, Bengali film director (In Search of Famine), born in Faridpur, East Bengal (d. 2018)
- 1945 Narasimhan Ram, Indian journalist (The Hindu), born in Madras, British India
- 1961 Ishita Bhaduri, Indian (Bengali) poet, born in Kolkata, India
- 1983 Trisha Krishnan, Indian actress (Mounam Pesiyadhe), born in Chennai, India
Famous Weddings
Rahul Dravid
2003 Indian cricketer Rahul Dravid (30) weds surgeon Vijeta Pendharkar in Bangalore, India

Famous Deaths
- 1799 Tipu Sultan, Indian military leader killed during Battle of Seringapatam, dies at 48
- 2018 BN Vijaya Kumar, Indian politician, dies at 59 of a heart attack
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