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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
11/16/1995Mass Rapid Transit System (MRTS), India's first elevated suburban railway, becomes operational in Madras.
2/15/1993India regains ""Rubber"" after 6 years by beating England by an innings and 70 runs at Madras.
10/16/1945Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) established.
4/23/1795East India Company gave Warren Hastings a grant of the money and he was honourably acquitted of the charges.
3/28/1991Chautala asked by Governor to prove his majority on the floor of the house.
1/30/1994Kapil Dev equals Richard Hadlee's world record of 431 Test wickets.
6/23/1993RBI cuts minimum lending rate by 1%.
7/19/2000The Centre has no locus standi in Thackeray case, says the Prime Minister and rejects the resignations of Shiv Sena nominees in the Union Cabinet-- Manohar Joshi, Suresh Prabhu and Balasaheb Vikhe-Patil.
12/14/1990Vijay Karan became the director of Central Bureau of Investigation (till 01/06/92).
8/22/1980Kishor Shahu, actor and director, died.