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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
1/1/1918Sir Edwin Lutyens was knighted in recognition of his quality of work at Delhi and his gratuitious services to the War Graves Commission.
4/6/1606Khusru Prince and his father Jahangir rebelled and fled from Agra.
12/6/1956Dr. Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar (Babasaheb), great social worker, politician and writer of Indian constitution, passed away in Bombay.
9/27/2000Gurucharan Singh goes down fighting to Andri Fedtchouk of Ukraine in the 81 Kg bout of the Olympics boxing.
7/6/2000India, Nepal sign agreement to set up a specialist joint unit to counter terrorism and share information about criminals operating along the border.
8/29/1931Gandhi arrives in London for second Round Table Conference on India.
1/23/1954Bakshi Ghulam Mohammad declares that the State of Kashmir is a part of India.
1/18/1994A 12-point formula mooted to defuse the ministerial crisis.
7/20/2000In a nationwide swoop, IT Department officials search the residences of cricketers Kapil Dev, Mohammad Azharuddin, Ajay Jadeja and former ICC Chairman Jagmohan Dalmiya and recover incriminating documents.
7/26/1933Gandhiji went back to Sabarmati Ashram after his release from jail.