September4

Roop Kanwar, an 18-year-old girl, commits Sati (burning herself in her husband's funeral pyre) in Deorala in Rajasthan.

Narasimha Rao questioned by CBI.

Umesh Chandra, Assistant Inspector General of Police, shot dead by the PWG in Hyderabad.

Dharmavir Bharti, great journalist and editor of Dharamyug, died at 6 am.

Kaminikumar Chanda, social reformer and politician, was born.

Bhupendranath Dutt, Bengali litterateur and politician, was born.

Siyaramsharan Gupt was born.

N. Hanumantha Rao, cricket test umpire for 9 tests from 1978-84, was born in Karnataka.

Kiran Shankar More, great Indian wicket-keeper in 49 Tests 1986-93, was born in Baroda.

New Bank of India merged with Punjab National Bank.

Second Commonwealth Regional Heads of Government Conference in New Delhi.

An all-party meeting refuses to endorse the decision to implement Mandal Commission Report according to which 27\% jobs are reserved for backward communities.

Raja Jai Singh treaty of Purandar was signed between the Mughals and Chattrapati Shivaji Maharaj.

Mahatma Gandhi left for London, England to study Law.

British govt. sends ultimatum to rebels in India, demanding their surrender within 48 hrs, at Madras.

World fliers reach Karachi, India.

INSAT-1B runs into snag, its solar array fails to deploy fully.

Lawyers all over the country decide to abolish addresses like 'My Lord', 'Your Lordship' and replace them with 'Sir', 'Your Honour,' etc.

Mumbai Metropolitan court acquits Union Minister for Environment and Forests Suresh Prabhu in a case of cheque bouncing.

India need 438 to win v England, game ends at 8-429.

6.5 earthquake at Koyna Dam in Maharashtra kills 200 people.

Interim Government formed.

India returns Peking's famine-relief aid, saying it had political strings attached.

Congress (I) opposes the Prasar Bharati Bill in the Rajya Sabha saying the party wants the bill to be sent to a select committee.

Madhavrao Scindia, Tariq Anwar, Meira Kumar, Oscar Fernandes and R. R. Dhawan appointed AICC general-secretaries by party president Sitaram Kesri.