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 More Indian History 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 R...