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Historical Event on 8/15/1997

Freedom fighter's pension to be doubled from the existing Rs. 1,500.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/12/1969Indira Gandhi, who was expelled from Congress for indiscipline during President elections, made a large split and formed her own Congress Party with Jagjivan Ram as President. The party is recognised as Congress (I).
2/14/1952Smt. Sushma Kaushal Swaraj was born in Ambala Cantt. (Haryana).
4/19/1960Meeting of Afro-Asian Conference at New Delhi.
8/10/1993Election Commission withdrew controversial order. By-polls to be held before 10.
8/10/1993The first visit of Jesuit Priest of Goa in the Court of Emperor Akbar at Fatehpur Sikri.
1/15/1958Tamil becomes the official language of Madras.
1/29/1948Angry refugees ask Gandhiji to retire to the Himalayas.
7/2/1961Prof M S Thacker, DG-CSIR, laid the foundation stone for the wind tunnel complex.
2/24/1924Mahatma Gandhi released from jail.
11/25/1999Baba Amte, a Gandhian and noted social worker, is chosen for the Gandhi Peace Prize.