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Historical Event on 4/2/1702

Balaji Vishwanath Bhat, first Peshwa, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/9/1996A Delhi court summoned former Prime Minister Narsimha Rao to face trial as an accused in the Lakhubhai Pathak cheating case in which godman Chandraswami was already facing trial.
7/24/1997Mahasweta Devi, Bengali litterateur, is recipient of this year's Ramon Magsaysay Award for journalism, literature and creative communication arts for her writings on indigenous communities.
6/22/1993JPC draft report raps B. Shankaranand and censures Manmohan Singh.
10/21/1998Ajit alias Hamid Ali Khan (76), Hindi film actor, dies in Hyderabad.
1/1/1992Petrol and diesel price hiked in 11 states to make it uniform all over the country.
3/20/1920Usha Mehta, freedom fighter, was born at Satara. Her name is closely attached with freedom movement via Bombay Radio, as she and Babubhai Prasad and Vitthalbhai Zaveri founded this Radio and started motivating people of India with their telecasts.
12/14/1999India lost to Australia by 285 runs in Adelaide in the first cricket Test.
7/1/1862Calcutta High Court was established for West Bengal and Andaman & Nicobar Islands. This Court has a Circuit Bench at Port Blair.
9/24/1997I. K. Gujral, Prime Minister, formally stated India's claim to permanent membership of Security Council at the U.N. General Assembly meeting.
7/22/1925Homi Jehangir Teleyarkhan, social worker, was born.