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Historical Event on 2/15/1976

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

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3/5/1868Harishchandra Sakharam Bhatwadekar alias Save Dada, who filmed the felicitation function of Wrangler R. P. Paranjapye, was born. This film was titled as ""The Fresh Indian Regular of Cambridge University."" He was the First Short Documentary Film Maker of India.
8/29/1998Sachin Tendulkar receives the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award and Joginder Singh Saini receives the Dronacharya award, while several other leading sporstmen receive Arjuna award from President K.R. Narayanan in Delhi.
9/14/1933Gandhi declares one-year moratorium on civil disobedience in India.
8/25/1948Jana Gana Mana to be the provisional National Anthem till Constituent Assembly made a final decision.
7/10/1991Shivraj Patil of Congress elected Speaker of 10th Lok Sabha.
6/28/1787Sir Henry G W Smith, leader of British-Indian forces, was born.
6/17/1887Dr. Kailas Nath Katju, freedom fighter, politician, leader and Governor of Orissa and West Bengal, was born.
1/11/1986The first MiG-27M fighter, built under license by Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd, is delivered and inducted into the Indian Air Force.
6/14/1990Veerendra Verma sworn in as the new Governor of Punjab and Administrator of Chandigarh.
2/18/1665The Portuguese handover Mumbai island to England.