Portland Indian Community - PortlandIndian.com
| | | | | | | | | | | |
 


 

Historical Event on 8/15/1997

IWM Vijayalakshmi wins Asian Zonal Women's Chess tournament in Tehran.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/9/1936SikhdevSingh RattanSingh Dhindsa was born in Ubhawal village, Distt. Sangrur (Punjab).
12/3/1991Satinder Kumar Lamba appointed India's Ambassador to Pakistan.
5/1/1948Baroda State merged into Bombay Province.
8/11/1916Gopal Raghunath Bewur, former Chief of Army and fighter, was born.
1/16/1997Dr. Datta Samant, Trade Union leader, shot dead in Mumbai.
12/7/1999Nareshwar Dayal is appointed India's High Commissioner to UK.
10/15/1921Gul Muhammad, cricketer (Indian & Pakistani batsman), was born in Lahore.
9/1/1956Pakistani troops infiltrated the Line of Control in Kashmir.
2/3/1988INS Chakra was inducted in the Indian Navy when the first Soviet SSN Victor 1 class nuclear propelled submarine and India joined the maritime nuclear powers.
11/19/1977Cyclone hits Andhra Pradesh causing flooding and tidal waves and killing 10,000.