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Historical Event on 8/15/1997

The Government bans doctors from determining the sex of the foetus.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/25/1915Mahatma Gandhi established Sabarmati Ashram near Ahmedabad.
7/31/1919Hemchandra ""Hemu"" Ramchandra Adhikari, cricketer (right-handed batsman 1947-59), was born in Baroda.
3/21/1992India's second submarine 'Shankul' joined Navy.
9/13/1990An attempt to hijack a Coimbatore-Bangalore-Madras Indian Airlines flight IC 534 to Sri Lanka.
10/1/1993The two helicopters along with the first batch of fifteen personnel were ferried out in an AN-12 from Delhi to Mogadishu. The two helicopters were provided by 111 HU.
11/5/1956University Grants Commission Act sets up UGC.
10/20/1989Pakistan win Sharjah Trophy over West Indies and India.
6/17/1995Motilal Vohra, UP Governor, sets agenda for a two-day special session of the UP Assembly asking the speaker to take up a motion against self first.
8/11/1954Madireddy Venkateshwar Narasimha Rao, cricketer (Indian leg-spin all-rounder 1978-79), was born in Secunderabad.
12/20/1987Sweden beats India in Gothenburg (5-0) in 76th Tennis Davis Cup .