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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
1/2/1994Warden's in Arambaug, India lead about a fifty hungry and bruised elephants into a forest for temporary shelter. After a week, the herd strayed from a santuary, stampeding villagers and terrorising peasants.
10/3/1996Second phase of UP polling.
4/15/1984Extremist Sikhs plunder 40 stations in Punjab, India.
11/6/1999Red carpet welcome to Pope. He appreciated the religious freedom in India.
1/12/1992Punjab election set for February 19.
12/24/1894The first medical conference was held in Calcutta.
1/12/1990Upper age limit for Civil Services Examination raised from 26 to 28 years.
2/23/1876Saint Gadgebaba, great modern saint of Maharashtra, was born.
5/24/1956Gautam Buddha's 2500th birth anniversary was celebrated.
1/5/1995Jitendra Prasad succeeds N.D. Tiwari as UPCC-I chief.