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Historical Event on 4/7/1997

NAM foreign ministers two-day conference begins in New Delhi.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/6/1959Kapildev Ramlal Nikhanj, cricketer (India's finest all-rounder 1978-94, Cup-1982), was born in Chandigarh.
8/21/1931Pandit Vishnu Dingambar Paluskar, famous singer and the blind musician of Maharashtra, passed away.
2/6/1952George VI (1895-1952), King of the United Kingdom, died of lung cancer at the age of 56 (succeeded by daughter, Elizabeth II). In 1947, His title of Emperor of India was deleted.
3/27/1966Indira Gandhi meets Johnson in Washington.
12/29/1844W.C. Bonerjee, first President of the Indian National Congress, was born in Kidderpore, Calcutta.
5/17/1991Prabhakar Machve, great litterateur, passed away.
1/21/1993Chander Pal at Bangalore sets record for High Jump in 2.17.
7/27/1982Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi first visited the US in almost 11 years.
11/20/1942Attri Devi, freedom fighter, was arrested for further six months. She was earlier arrested for personal satyagraha and to hoist the national flag in Delhi Central Jail on January 26.
6/7/1997At least 37 persons were feared killed in a fire in ''yagyashala'' at Thanjavur Big Temple.