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Historical Event on 8/15/1997

K.Sasikaran gets third IM norm in British Open Chess tournament.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/4/1999Over 500 children of Kargil migrants take out a procession to Batalik in a show of solidarity with the Indian army.
1/8/1927The first scheduled London-Delhi flight arrives after 63 hrs. Air Minister Sir Samuel Hoare is on board.
10/19/1983Union Government takes over the management of 13 textile undertakings in Bombay; marathon strike in cotton textile industry ends.
1/24/1997Justice Meera Sahib Fathima Beevi and Justice Sukhdev Singh Kang appointed Governors of Tamil Nadu and Kerala respectively.
6/18/1896Cota Ramaswami, cricketer (Davis Cup for India 1922, Test 1936), was born in Madras.
9/25/1997India clinches the Red & White Latif Masters International Snooker title in Karachi.
2/8/1936Manohar Shankar Hardikar, cricketer (batted in 2 Tests India vs West Indies in 1958-59), was born in Baroda.
12/3/1884Dr. Rajendra Prasad, first President of India, was born in Jeradei village of Bihar.
11/20/1859Elfinstone, Governor of Bombay Province and historian, passed away.
4/18/1993BJP issues white paper on Ayodhya.