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Historical Event on 8/15/1997

Freedom fighter's pension to be doubled from the existing Rs. 1,500.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/22/1925Homi Jehangir Teleyarkhan, social worker, was born.
4/5/1993G. V. Iyer's Sanskrit film 'Bhagavad Geeta was adjudged the best film at the National Film Awards.
6/12/1952J&K Assembly decided to terminate hereditary monarchy.
10/16/1999A woman is elected as the Speaker of the Sikkim Assembly.
1/22/1989Madhya Pradesh CM Arjun Singh resigns on Churhat lottery case grounds.
8/2/1880Bellary Raghava, famous actor, lawyer, social worker and dramatist, was born.
11/7/1974South Africa beats India in Women's Open in 63rd Tennis Davis Cup.
4/20/1993Jharkhand Movement suspends its 36-days old economic blockade.
3/1/1917Kartar Singh Duggal, famous author, was born at Dhamyal, Pakistan.
10/4/1996Delhi court issues non-bailable warrant against PVN Rao and three others in the St. Kitts forgery case.