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Historical Event on 8/15/1997

IWM Vijayalakshmi wins Asian Zonal Women's Chess tournament in Tehran.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/15/1997Babur won the first Panipat battle and entered in North India's capital Agra.
7/29/1994Indian army kills 27 Muslem militants.
11/10/1938Mustafa Kemal Ataturk passed away at Istanbul.
10/18/1927Ramesh Vithaldas Divecha, cricketer (11 wickets for India in early 50's), was born in Bombay.
5/6/1946Bhulabhai Desai, great politician, passed away.
10/25/2000The BJP Legislature Party in UP elects Rajnath Singh its leader.
7/5/1990G. C. Saxena, J&K Governor, promulgates J&K Disturbed Areas Act, 1990, declaring several districts as disturbed area.
9/12/1965Army fights back heavy Indian tank attacks at Pakistan.
7/8/1996Mathematical Olympiad was held in Mumbai - the first time in India (from 08-17, 1996).
5/20/1994Indian ship rescues over 2000 Indian nationals trapped in the embattled Yemen's port city of Aden.