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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
11/9/1980P. C. Joshi, former General Secretary of Indian Communist Party, passed away.
1/20/1972Manipur, Meghalaya and Tripura become states of Indian union. Arunachal Pradesh and Mizoram become Union Territories. Assam's North East Frontier Agency (Nepha) was renamed as Arunachal Pradesh territory.
11/11/1996A.P. cyclone toll may cross 2,500.
7/28/1921Congress decided to boycott the visit of Prince of Wales in India.
4/25/1998India protests against Pakistan raising the Kashmir issue at the first SAARC Information Ministers conference in Dhaka.
10/31/1991Karsevaks' hoist flags on Masjid in Ayodhya.
3/13/1915Keshao Govind Jodh, social reformer, politician and lawyer, was born in Yevada, Maharashtra.
11/7/1933Gaandhiji commences Harijan-upliftment tour.
1/18/1948Gandhi breaks 121-hour fast in New Delhi, after halting of Muslim-Hindu riots in Calcutta. He breaks the fast on security pledges from communal leaders who ""Peace Pledge"" to Gandhiji.
10/3/1985Morocco breaks diplomatic relations with India after New Delhi announced its recognition of the Saharwi Arab Democratic Republic.