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Historical Event on 12/4/1999

A batch of 1,690 Indian soldiers leave for Sierra Leone to join the U.N. Mission to implement the peace accord.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/20/1819Jose Custodio Faria (Joseph Stadio Faria), revolutionary scientist of Goa died.
10/16/1906Shankar Damodar Chitale, famous author and teacher, was born in Secundarabad.
5/28/1964A slow-moving funeral cortege containing the body of Jawaharlal Nehru inched through the streets of New Delhi today. A million and a half Indians lined the route to pay final respects to their beloved leader.
5/28/1964Mughals capture Ahmednagar.
3/25/1997Justice Jagdish Saran Verma sworn in Chief Justice of India.
2/16/1905Padmabhushan Aliyawar Jang, former Governor of Maharashtra, was born.
3/29/1998The new govt. wins the vote of confidence in the Lok Sabha.
2/11/1906Daily Tribune' started its printing from Lahore.
9/8/1965Pakistan commenced its drive into the Indian Punjab using its 1-armoured division with the aim to foreclose India's options north of the Beas-Sutlej river line, after foiling the southern most divisional attack mounted by 4-Mountain Division.
4/14/1948Law about Atomic Energy implemented in India.