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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
1/21/1922V. Rajagopal, cricket test umpire for 1 test in 1969-70, was born in Mumbai.
3/12/1997aspal Rana equals world mark in standard pistol 25m (ISU) event in South Asian shooting in Delhi.
7/29/1987India and Sri Lanka sign peace accord at Colombo in a bid to end the 5-year old ethnic trouble. This stance taken thereafter by the LTTE added several dimensions to the scenario. It was a multi-purpose role that the Navy has been required to play.
12/11/1992UP acquistion of land in Ayodhya quashed by Allahabad High Court.
1/9/1919Theophane A. Mathias, educationist, was born.
6/5/1980Manipur University was established.
1/11/1986Union Government declares Ladakh a Scheduled Tribe area under a constitutional amendment order by the President, applying article 342 for the first time to J&K.
3/22/1999Punjab men, Railway women emerged National basketball champions in Jaipur.
2/19/1996Biennial elections to fill 39 Rajya Sabha seats in nine states.
6/30/1823Sir Dinshaw Manokji Petit, famous industrialist, was born.