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Historical Event on 7/4/1897

Nanaksingh, famous Punjabi novelist, was born in a Hindu family in village Chak Hamid, Tehsil Dadan Khan, District Jhelum (now in Pakistan).

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9/5/1904Bhalchandra Pandharinath Bahirat, editor and expert of Saint literature, was born.
9/5/1904The first ship of the Dutch East India Company returned from Far East.
2/3/1986Pope John Paul II meets Mother Teresa at Calcutta.
12/16/1921Calcutta Electric Supply Corporation started tunnel construction under Hoogly river.
11/21/1962India and China declared a truce from the war in which India was badly beaten. Because of winter in China, they halted their advance into India.
11/21/1962King Birbal, renowned wit and one amongst the 'Navratna' of Emperor Akbar's Court, died in a war with Usuf Jard Kabile.
11/17/1932The Third Round Table Conference began in London. It was not attended by the Congress as the real Indian participation in the making of the constitution was negligible. Since Gandhi was in prison because of his civil disobedience movement he could not attend it either. This conference ended on 24th November 1932 without achieving anything.
6/6/1922Gopalan Morappakam Joysam, cricketer, was born at Maduranthakan, in Tamil Nadu. He received the Padmashree in 1964.
1/26/1927Laxman Madhav Katre, former Indian Air Chief Marshall, was born.
12/27/1990DMK led Pondicherry ministry, headed by D. Ramachandran, resigns following loss of majority.