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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 |
9/6/1999 | Vyjayanthimala Bali, former Congress (I) MP, joins the BJP. |
2/15/1951 | Stephen H. Smith, father and pioneer of Indian Aero Philately or air borne mail, passed away. |
5/25/1941 | 5,000 drown in a storm at Ganges Delta region in India. |
9/5/1998 | Trishul and Akash test fired from Chandipore. |
6/18/1901 | Ramchandra Bhikaji Gunjikar, Marathi novelist and editor, passed away. |
4/9/1965 | Fighting breaks out in the Rann of Kutch between Indian and Pakistani troops. Pakistan attacked Indian borders, Sardar Post, Chhar Bet and Beria Bet, this was manned by the State Armed Police Batallions. In Kutch launched its 8th Infantry Division supported by two regiments of M47/48 Pattons. Operation 'Desert Hawk' was launched to draw away reserves from other vulnerable areas, and possibly to test India's resolve. The Indian Army did not rise to the bait. |
4/9/1965 | Malik Kafur, Alauddin Khilji's Commander, won the impregnable fort of Devgiri. The fort was entered by the enemy. Raja Ramdeva was taken prisoner and sent to Delhi where Alauddin recieved him untill his death in 1312. |
10/13/1991 | Captain Satish Sharma nominated to contest from Amethi. |
12/16/1992 | The Parliament adopts resolution condemning the demolition of the mosque at Ayodhya and centre appoints a one-man judicial commission to enquire into the Ayodhya incidents. |
9/23/1999 | India rejects Pakistan's proposal for an international conference on arms control. |
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