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Historical Event on 4/4/1997

World Bank Atlas for 1997 put India as world's fifth largest economy in terms of purchasing power parity estimated around $1318 trillion.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/26/1948First ever trade agreement with Pakistan.
5/28/1966B. S. Chawla was appointed as the Narcotics Commissioner of India. He headed this office till 21-02-1973.
2/16/1982Sibnath Banerjee, great social worker and leader, passed away.
8/1/1957National Book Trust inaugurated.
4/26/1992Gyanapith award winner Prof. V.K.Gokak (82) passes away.
8/1/1986Amnesty scheme for evaders of taxes announced.
11/5/1976Lok Sabha votes to extend its own life by another year.
1/5/1994Jnanpith Award was given to U. R. Anantha Murthy (Kannada).
1/10/1616Sir Thomas Row, first English Ambassador, submitted his identification to Emperor Jahangir at Ajmer.
11/11/1793English pioneer missionary William Carey, 32, reached Calcutta five months after setting sail for India. Later, Carey founded the Baptist Missionary Society, the first of the British Protestant missions agencies.