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Historical Event on 7/4/1897

Nanaksingh, famous Punjabi novelist, was born in a Hindu family in village Chak Hamid, Tehsil Dadan Khan, District Jhelum (now in Pakistan).

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/11/1976Indira Gandhi and Brezhnev sign the Moscow Declaration of Friendship and Cooperation.
9/20/1993First developmental launch of PSLV and Indian Remote Sensing Satellite (IRS-1E) carried remote sensing payloads. Could not be placed in orbit.
3/22/199957 prisoners in Indian and Pakistan jails are repatriated to their respective motherlands at the Attari-Wagah joint checkpost on the border in Amristar district.
12/20/1957Kalinga Prize for 1957 awarded to Lord Bertrand Russell.
6/20/1873Young Men Christian Association of India was established in Calcutta.
10/22/1947There were bound to be difficulties in consolidating the loosely federated Indian provinces, princely states, etc. into one homogeneous whole state. Kashmir, after initial dithering, acceded to India voluntarily and by popular consent, then, was invaded by Pakistani tribesmen with the support of the Pakistani government.
9/1/1956Indian state of Tripura becomes a territory.
10/27/1998L. P. Singh, ICS, former Governor of five north eastern states, died in New Delhi. He was 86.
3/3/1997Senior Officials Meeting of Indian Ocean Rim (IOR) countries begins in Mauritius.
10/5/1997Leander-Mahesh win China Open ATP Tour doubles event.