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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
8/27/1997	Daljeet Singh and Debi Bose set national records in the Federation Cup athletics at Chennai in javelin throw and hurdles respectively.
8/20/1995	305 killed and 345 injured in collision between Purushottam Express and Kalindi Express at Murlinagar near Firozabad (UP).
5/25/1996	DMK-led coalition ministry headed by R.V. Janakiraman sworn in Pondicherry.
10/20/1991	Manohar Phalke, famous union leader and MLA, died.
5/27/1968	Second Jawaharlal Nehru award for International Understanding given to Reverend Martin Luther King posthumously.
5/1/1983	V. N. Swamy, pace bowler without distinction in one Test for India, passed away.
12/4/1829	Britain abolished ""sati"" in India (widow burning herself to death on her husband's funeral pyre)
6/9/1999	The Indian army occupies two key positions in the Batalik sector.
8/27/1998	India's cricket sensation Sachin Tendulkar has an audience with the legendary Sir Don Bradman at the latter's 90th birthday celebrations in Adelaide.
7/25/1977	B. D. Jathi retired from the post of second acting President.

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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.

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.