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Historical Event on 8/13/1997

Supreme Court lays down guidelines and norms for the effective enforcement of the basic human right of gender equality and guarantee against sexual harassment at work places.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/22/1818Warren Hastings, first Governor General of India (1773-84), died at the age of 85.
10/27/1998L. P. Singh, ICS, former Governor of five north eastern states, died in New Delhi. He was 86.
9/18/1909Kilachand Ramdas, famous merchant, was born.
10/1/1990Justice Ranganath Mishra appointed Chief Justice of Supreme Court.
5/20/1878Bahameni Sultan Dawood Shah was assassinated.
3/15/1983Farukh Abdul Latif, great politician and journalist, was born.
6/5/1999The Army releases documents seized from three Pakistani soldiers in the Batalik sector to substantiate its claim that Pakistan regulars are involved in the Kargil conflict.
6/7/1997Mahesh Bhupathi becomes the first Indian to win a Grand Slam title when he and Japan's Rika Hiraki claim the mixed doubles.
9/23/1980Indira Gandhi gains power to imprison without trial.
4/21/1992UN Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali visits New Delhi.