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Historical Event on 8/15/1997
The Government bans doctors from determining the sex of the foetus.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 3/22/1964 | 200 die in communal violence in the industrial towns of Jamshedpur and Rourkela. |
| 10/16/1990 | Dr. Nelson Mandela, conferred with 'Bharat Ratna', the highest civilian honour. |
| 5/13/1998 | India carries out two more nuclear tests at Pokharan in Rajasthan. |
| 11/5/1870 | Chittaranjan Das, freedom fighter, famous lawyer and orator, was born at Calcutta. |
| 11/16/1860 | First group of Indian worker's reached Natal, South Africa. |
| 7/21/1934 | Chandrakant Gulabrao Borde, cricket batsman (55 Tests for India 1959-67), was born in Pune. |
| 10/11/1994 | Molly Chacko at Hiroshima sets record for 3000m (Women) in 9.06.42. |
| 1/9/1664 | Shivaji started Surat campaign and left the city after plundering the place. |
| 12/23/1954 | Tito, Nehru reject plan for neutral third bloc, yet insist on peaceful co-existence. |
| 12/7/1999 | Nareshwar Dayal is appointed India's High Commissioner to UK. |
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