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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 |
| 4/12/1936 | Nehru urges Socialism for India. |
| 1/1/1965 | This year was announced to be observed as the ""Year of International Co-operation"". |
| 2/10/1897 | Sannidhanam Suryanarayana Sastry, educationist and writer, was born at Chiriwada, (A.P). |
| 12/25/1943 | Japanese bombers raid Chittagong. |
| 4/4/1994 | Ravi Naik, Goa CM, resigns. |
| 12/25/1994 | Giani Zail Singh, former President of India, died in Chandigarh at the age of 78. |
| 12/25/1846 | Swati Tirunal Ramavarma passed away. |
| 8/25/1917 | The first significant step towards the Indianization of the Army was initiated when seven selected Indians, serving in the Army, were granted King's Commission in the Infantry and the Cavalry. Before the World War ended, two more Indians, who previously held temporary commissions, were granted King's Commission. |
| 3/2/1990 | DMK Front to form government in Pondicherry and Congress (I) in Maharashtra. |
| 7/14/1999 | Arvind Dave is appointed Governor of Arunachal Pradesh. |
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