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Historical Event on 2/15/1976

The Division of Publication & Information was established in I.C.M.R. Headquarters.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/12/1961Nalin Vilochan Sharma, great Hindi critic, died.
7/28/1912Ramchandra Gondo Ginde, famous neuro surgeon, was born.
8/29/1905Major Dhyanchand was born in a Rajput family at Prayag at Uttar Pradesh. He is remembered as a Master of Hockey. India celebrates this day as National Sports Day.
1/18/1968The Resolution on Official Languages was passed by both the houses of the Parliament wherin the need to formulate a more intensive and comprehensive programme for the progressive use of Hindi for Official purposes, preparing annual assessment report for reviewing the progress, formulating a programme for the co-ordinated development of the other languages included in the 8th schedule alongwith Hindi, adopting of a tri-langual formula, making the knowledge of either Hindi or English compulsory for recruitment to the services of the Union, and inclusion of all the languages of the 8th schedule of the Constitution and English as the optional medium for the exams conducted by the union Public Service Commission at the appropriate time, has been stressed.
1/9/1996PM unveils India's state-of-the-art Main Battle Rank (MBT) `Arjun' at a New Delhi function.
4/23/1751Gilbert Aliat Minto, governor general of East India Company, was born.
5/8/1906Prannath Thapar, former General of India, was born.
5/27/1948The trial of nine men accused of assassination of Gandhi before a special court judge at the Red Fort. The trial ended on 30th Dec.
3/19/1935British fire on 20,000 Muslims, killing 23.
4/26/1920Srinivas Ramanujam, famous Indian mathematician, passed away at Chetpet in Madras.