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Historical Event on 4/3/1680

Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, great Maratha emperor, patriot, soldier, freedom fighter, revolutionary and great son of India, passed away at Raigarh fort. His son Sambhaji succeeded to the throne.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/4/1948Rakeshchandra Satchidananda Shukla, cricket leg-spinner (1 Test India v Sri Lanka 1982), was born in Kanpur.
1/6/1664Chhatrapati Shivaji attacked on Surat.
1/6/1664Sun City India founded by Rao in Jodhpur.
4/20/1887Padmabhushan Jemini Roy, famous painter, was born.
11/1/1966Haryana state was created from Punjab, and Chandigarh was declared as the Union Territory and capital of both Punjab and Haryana.
1/5/1953Andhra University celebrated its silver jubilee.
5/12/1906Gandhiji support the ""Home Rule"" for India in the name of ''justice and for good of humanity"".
9/25/2000A Delhi Court dismisses applications of three of the 17 accused seeking dropping of proceedings against them in the sensational Coomar Narain espionage case which hit the headlines and rattled the Rajiv Gandhi Government in 1985.
8/5/2000Lala Amarnath (88), former Indian cricketer, died in New Delhi.
5/13/1997Doordarshan drops plans to enter the direct-to-home (DTH) mode of television transmission.