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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
1/12/1995Kerala's birthrate drops to 17.5 per 1000.
12/16/1992The Parliament adopts resolution condemning the demolition of the mosque at Ayodhya and centre appoints a one-man judicial commission to enquire into the Ayodhya incidents.
12/27/1998Churches and missionary schools come under attack and many were injured in a fresh outbreak of communal violence in Surat and Dangs district of Gujarat even as the Bajrang Dal and the Vishwa Hindu Parishad announce the stepping up of their stir against the alleged conversion of Hindus.
1/17/1997Supreme Court bans all non-forest activities including running of saw mills and mining in forest areas.
10/9/1947P. C. Joshi, General Secretary, Communist Party of India (CPI), appealed to all LEFT parties to rally around Nehru to fight for peace.
5/12/1992Ms. Santosh Yadav (Indo-Tibetan Border Police) becomes the second Indian woman to set foot atop Mt. Everest.
10/15/1996Dengue fever in Delhi takes 156 lives.
10/6/1997I. K. Gujral, PM, begins visit to South Africa, which was the first ever by an Indian Prime Minister.
9/24/1777Sarfoji Bhosle, king of Tanjawar, was born.
9/24/1777Sun City India founded by Rao in Jodhpur.