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Historical Event on 8/15/2000

Atal Bihari Vajpayee, Prime Minister, says in his Independence Day address, ""Borders cannot be redrawn either in the name of religion or on the strength of the sword"".

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/12/1871Charles Freer Andrews, great social worker, humanitarian, leader and a true friend of India, was born in New-Castle-on-Tyne in U.K.
5/17/1873Hindi daily 'Bharat Mitra' started from Calcutta.
4/17/1941Office of Price Administration was formed which handled the rationing of essential commodities.
9/29/1970Union Carbide India Ltd in Bombay was commissioned Reclamation Plant Sewage Water of India for commercial use.
11/6/1951Judge M. Patanjali Sastri became the Chief Justice of India. He helded this office till 03/01/1954.
7/27/1994Parliament votes to ban tests for determining the sex of an unborn child, as these tests have resulted in thousands of aborted female fetuses.
8/20/1933Mahatma Gandhi is rushed to the hospital on the fourth day of his latest fast.
4/1/1995The Airports Authority of India (AAI) formed by the merger of IAAI and NAA. AAI manages five international airports, 87 domestic airports and 28 civil enclaves.
12/22/1975Vasant Krishna Desai, famous music director, died.
10/16/1999Indian women claimed bronze in the Asian team chess championship in Shenyang