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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
8/17/1932V.S. Naipaul, great Indian writer, was born.
9/11/1987Mahadevi Verma, Gyanpith award winner and one of the greatest luminaries of modern Hindi literature, passed away.
10/21/1947The office of Controller of Military Accounts (Pensions), Lahore was bifurcated and the pension work relating to Indian nationals was transferred to Allahabad.
1/26/1961Special stamps dedicated to Mahatma Gandhi in the Champion of Liberty series issued by the United States postal department.
12/23/1989V. C. Pande was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 11-12-1990.
1/31/1992The Securities and Exchange Board of India given statutory power as an autonomous body.
11/15/1999Notorious criminal Surendra alias Dolatpuri is shot dead in a police encounter at Khatavli, Muzaffarnagar in Uttar Pradesh.
3/3/1996Haryana govt. bans liquor vends and bars in rural areas.
3/16/1995K. Karunakaran resigns as CM of Kerala; Finance Minister presents Central Budget.
6/8/199255-60\% polling takes place in the Andhra, Bihar, W. Bengal and Delhi by-elections.