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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
5/26/1948First ever trade agreement with Pakistan.
12/17/1991Narasimhan committee on Monetary Reforms recommends that there should not be any further nationalisation of banks. Loan-melas assailed.
6/4/1955Ministry of Iron & Steel inaugurated.
5/28/1965Fire and explosion at Dhori mine in Dhanbad, India kills 400.
1/11/1613Emperor Jahangir in a proclamation permitted East India Company to establish factories in Surat. And the first British factory was established under Thomas Aldworth.
12/5/1931Jayant G. Nadkarni, former Admiral of Indian Navy, was born.
10/20/1960Indian mountaineers reach the peak of Nanda Ghunti for the first time in the Kumaon Hills.
7/13/1988Second developmental launch of ASLV. Stretched Rohini Satellite Series (SROSS-2). This carried remote sensing payload of German space agency in addition to Gamma Ray astronomy payload. Could not be placed in orbit.
1/9/1995T.N. Seshan, chief election commissioner, asks Centre to put off annual budget in lieu of State assembly elections.
11/13/1999Punjab Police men, Railways women emerged Federation Cup basketball champions in Jalandhar.