1799- Siege of Srirangapatnam begins. It ended with the death of Tipu Sultan on 4 May.
1941 - Yugoslavia surrendered to Germany during World War II.
1946-Syria declared independence from France.
1947-Birth of Sri Lanka's greatest player Muttiah Muralitharan.
1971 - Egypt, Libya, and Syria join forces to form the United Arab States.
1975- Second President of India S. Radhakrishnan passed away.
1982- Canada adopted the constitution.
1993 - Spacecraft STS-56 Discovery returned to Earth.