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Historical Event on 3/11/1689

Sambhaji, Shivaji's successor, who was captured at Sangameshwar, was assasinated in the prison of Aurangzeb by Mughal officer Muqurab Khan.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/7/1908Manmanath Gupta was born.
8/20/1986A restructured 20-point programme announced.
1/1/1969B. Sivaraman was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 30-11-1970.
6/14/1992Tin Bigha activists lathi-charged in the Tin Bigha corridor in Coochbehar.
6/16/1950Mithun Chakravorty, famous Hindi film actor, was born.
4/1/1882Savings Bank Postal system was introduced.
9/29/1959Arati Saha successfully swam the English Channel. She was the first Asian lady to achieve the feat.
11/18/1973Mother of Sri Aurobindo Ashram, Pondicherry, passed away. She came to India in 1914.
8/23/1947Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel was sworn is as the Deputy Prime Minister of India.
2/28/1997Finance Minister P. Chidambaram presents an action-packed budget for 1997-98.