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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
7/20/1636John Oldham, trader of mass, was murdered by Indians.
8/8/1940Dilip Narayan Sardesai, cricketer (high scoring Indian batsman of sixties), was born in Margao, Goa. He has received Arjun Award (1970).
9/10/1918Muslim riots break out in Calcutta.
12/23/1889Mehr Chand Mahajan, Chief Justice of Supreme Court of India, was born.
7/25/1976Sriram Singh at Montreal sets record for 800m in 1.45.77.
10/9/1877Utkalmani Pandit Gopabandhu Das, great freedom fighter, social reformer, educationist, poet, author, lawyer of modern Orrisa, was born in Puri District, Orissa.
6/15/1986K. K. Tarapore, cricketer (Test for India 1948), was killed in a motor-scooter accident.
4/15/1962S. S. Khera was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 18-11-1964.
2/8/1989Mrs. Gro Harlem Brundtland, PM of Norway, was awarded 1988 Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development.
2/10/1992Andaman and Nicobar Islands opened for foreign travellers.