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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
6/8/1936Akashwani Radio was later changed into All India Radio (AIR) in 1958.
1/6/1987Establishment of 'Maharashtra Journalist Fund' Trust.
9/11/1893Swami Vivekananda represented Hinduism at Chicago's Parliament of the World's Religions, the first ever inter-faith gathering, dramatically enlightening Western opinion to the depth of Hindu philosophy and culture. He spoke for the first time in Chicago.
3/16/1946India calls Attlee's independence offer contradictory, 'a propaganda move'.
3/22/1893Surya Sen, alias Masterda, revolutionary freedom fighter, was born.
3/22/1893Mughals, under the leadership of Akbar, defeated Hindu ruler Hemu in the second battle of Panipat.
7/29/1911Mohan Bagan became the first Indian football team to win the I.F.A. Shield.
8/4/1967World's longest and highest Dam 'Nagarjun Sagar' made by Masonary System was inaugrated.
12/10/1907Rudyard Kipling, author of `The Jungle Book' and `Kim', received the Nobel prize for literature.
10/5/1989Meerasahib Fatima Beevi, former High Court judge from Kerala, was named the first woman judge of the Supreme Court.