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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
7/1/1947British Parliament passes the India Independence Act and fixes August 15 for the transfer of power.
5/16/1999Senior Congress leaders oppose Sonia Gandhi as Prime Minister.
12/1/1894Bhim Sen Sachar, freedom fighter, leader and Chief Minister of Punjab, was born.
1/25/1989Congress-I ministry headed by S. C. Jamir assumes office in Nagaland.
4/15/1994India signed `GAT' agreement.
4/11/1984Soyuz T-11 returns to Earth which carried 3 cosmonauts including the first Indian Sqn. Ldr. Rakesh Sharma, to Salyut 7.
8/9/1992Golden jubilee celebrations of the Quit India Movement begin in Bombay.
10/9/1968Olympic Games open in Mexico City.
9/24/1992India's Leander Paes defeats Britain's Jeremy Bates in the Davis Cup tie in New Delhi.
10/14/1884Lala Har Dayal, revolutionary, nationalist and freedom fighter, was born at Delhi.