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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
8/22/1942Harikrishna Kaul (Raja Pandit), administrator and Prime Minister of Jammu Kashmir and Patiyala, died.
6/14/1997India expresses regret over ""inadvertent intrusion"" of IAF helicopter into Bangladesh territory.
10/2/1996Mother Teresa made honorary US citizen.
4/3/1992Mahanadi Coalfields Limited (MCL), a subsidiary of Coal India Limited (CIL), was formed.
4/1/1954Air Marshal Subroto Mukerjee became the first Indian to become the Air Officer Commanding, India Command. He was in this office till 08/Nov/1960.
4/1/1954Firuz Shah Tughluq(1351-88), nephew of Muhammad Tughluq, succeded as emperor of Delhi.
7/22/1678Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj won the fort of Vellore.
9/20/1998A. B. Bardhan is re-elected CPI general secretary.
4/15/2000Baichung Bhutia became the first Asian-player to score a goal in the professional English game.
2/28/1712Bahadur Shah I died at Lahore at the age of 72 in the war of succession.