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Historical Event on 8/15/1997

K. R. Narayanan, President, posthumously confers nation's highest peace-time gallantry award 'Ashok Chakra' to second Lieutenant Puneet Dutta.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/17/1993K. D. Dharmadhikari (Nana), veteran freedom fighter, died.
2/22/1905Purushotamsing Bajaj, industrialist and social worker, was born at Shikarpur (Sind).
9/11/1948Indian Government troops enter in the Hyderabad State.
6/28/1986Accord with Mizo National Front; Lal Denga to be the chief minister of Mizoram.
3/7/1921Kulwant Singh Virk, famous Hindi writer and journalist, was born.
9/1/1995Chandrababu Naidu assumes office as the new CM of Andhra Pradesh.
9/27/1925Rashtriya Swayansewak Sangh was established.
4/2/1993MP High Court quashes dismissal of BJP Government under article 356; the Centre decides to move the Supreme Court.
11/16/1998Kiran More, former Indian stumper, calls it a day from first class cricket at Baroda.
9/6/1947Indian government creates a new ministry of relief and rehabilitation of refugees.