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Historical Event on 4/7/1997

Bangladesh, India, Nepal and Bhutan finalise preparations for a new trade bloc called 'Growth Quadrangle'.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/9/1963India is the first country to add its signature to the test-ban treaty at Moscow.
11/5/1915Balasaheb Devras, sar sanghchalak of RSS, was born.
2/27/1854Lord Dalhousie captured Jhansi under the East India Company.
3/1/1930Coimbatarao Doraikannu Gopinath, cricketer (batted in 8 Tests for India in the 1950's), was born in Madras.
5/1/1964Ravishankar University was established at Raipur in Madhya Pradesh.
2/19/1992The ruling Congress party wins local elections boycotted by Sikhs in Punjab.
8/1/1988Air Chief Marshal Surinder Kumar Mehra PVSM, AVSM, VM, ADC., became the Air Officer Commanding, India Command. He was in this office till 31/July/1991.
12/27/1929Jawaharlal Nehru hoists the national flag at the All India National Congress session held in Lahore. They resolved for ""Purna Swaraj"" (complete independence) on the instance of Gandhiji, the Viceroy of India that time was Lord Irwin.
11/15/2000India cancels cricket series with Pakistan in January next on account of Islamabad's ''hostile propaganda''.
4/16/1918Lalita Pawar, famous actress of Indian film industry, was born.