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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
2/22/1948Jayalalitha, chief minister of Tamil Nadu, was born.
3/3/1859A length of 119 miles of line was laid in the North from Allahabad to Kanpur.
4/15/1998Punjab men and Railways women emerge champions in the National Volleyball League in Patna.
12/14/1969Bishen Bedi takes 7-98 (career-best) v Australia at Calcutta.
12/10/1979Mother Teresa wins Nobel Peace prize.
4/9/1965After Indo-Pak conflict of 1965, the Raksha Medal, Samar Seva Star and some others were introduced.
4/7/1934Mahatma Gandhi suspended his campaign of civil disobedience in India.
7/14/1997India finishes third in Asian women's weightlifting.
3/30/1993Punjab beat Maharashtra by 120 runs to win Cricket's Ranji Trophy.
6/23/1661Princess Catherine of Portugal wed King of England Charles II. Portugal gave island of Mumbai to England as present. The British got Bombay as dowry from Portugal.