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Historical Event on 4/2/1702
Balaji Vishwanath Bhat, first Peshwa, passed away.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 11/5/1995 | Common Guidance test flight of Trishul successful. |
| 3/4/1895 | Surendra Singh Majithia, great industrialist, was born. |
| 4/14/1963 | Maha Pandit Rahul Sanskrityayan, great Hindi writer, politician and professor, passed away at Darjeeling. |
| 4/20/1993 | Jharkhand Movement suspends its 36-days old economic blockade. |
| 8/19/1977 | Earthquake measuring 7.7-8.9 on the Richter Scale hits Indian Ocean. It is believed to be the strongest ever earthquake. |
| 1/26/1960 | More medals for armed forces were instituted including the Vishisht Seva Medal (in the classes), Sainya Seva Medal, Videsh Seva Medal and Sena, Nao Sena and Vayu Sena Medals. |
| 2/28/1937 | Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar discovers the white dwarf maximum mass limit. |
| 10/13/1905 | Sister Nivedita died. |
| 4/14/1907 | P. C. Joshi, famous Leftist leader and thinker, was born. |
| 5/12/1998 | Bill Clinton, US President, asks India to sign the CTBT. |
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