A Glimpse into History: Significant Events of December 4

New Delhi: Here are some important events in Indian and world history that occurred on December 4:

1661: Mughal ruler Aurangzeb’s brother ______ was executed.

1796: ______ ascended to the position of Peshwa.

1829: ______, the then Viceroy of India, banned the practice of Sati, where widows were burned on their husband’s funeral pyre.

1860: ______ from Goa became the first Indian to receive a doctorate in Chemistry from the University of Paris.

1888: The birth of renowned historian ______.

1910: Birth of ______, the eighth President of India.

1919: Birth of ______, the 12th Prime Minister of India.

1943: During World War II, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, US President Franklin D. Roosevelt, and Turkish President ______ met during the Cairo Conference.

1952: Thousands died in England due to a dense ______ layer.

1959: India and Nepal signed the ______ Irrigation and Power Project Agreement.

1967: India’s first rocket, ______, was launched from Thumba.

1971: The UN Security Council convened an emergency session to address the escalating situation between ______ and ______.

1971: The Indian Navy attacked the ______ Navy and Karachi.

1974: A Portuguese chartered plane crashed near ______ due to turbulence, killing all 191 onboard.

1977: The ______ Front was formed against Egypt.

1984: ______ terrorists hijacked a Kuwait Airlines plane, killing four passengers.

1996: NASA’s first spacecraft to ______ was launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida. It reached ______ on July 4, 1997.

2006: Around 1,000 people died in a ______ caused by a storm in a Philippine village.

2008: Noted historian ______ was selected for the Kluge Prize.

2012: ______ people died in a mortar attack in Syria.