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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
6/11/1932Minu Modi, famous industrialist, was born.
10/2/1975Kumaraswami Kamaraj, great freedom fighter, social reformer, political leader and member of the Lok Sabha, died in Madras.
6/4/1941National Seva Dal was established.
12/22/1966U.S. announces allocation of 900,000 tons of grain to fight famine in India.
5/3/1764Mir Kasim, with the backing of Delhi Emperor, attacked on Patna but this weak Emperor was defeated by Britishers. Britishers became the rulers of Bengal, the richest province of India.
10/30/1994Swaran Singh, 87, former External Affairs minister, died.
11/2/1897Sohrab Meharwanji Modi, theatre and film producer, director and actor, was born.
6/5/1996Kubernath Rai, well known writer, passed away.
10/29/1961New All India Muslim League was established.
1/26/1882Telephone line started working between Mumbai and Calcutta.