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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
3/10/1985India beat Pakistan to win ""World Championship of Cricket"". Ravi Shastri is declared champion of champions and Sunil Gavaskar steps down from the captaincy.
6/20/1939Ramakant Bhikaji Desai, cricketer - pace bowler for India in the 60s, was born in Bombay
2/6/2000''Water'' shooting stopped following suicide by a Shiv Sena activist; and director, Ms. Deepa Mehta asked to leave Varanasi.
1/14/1946Two jetties collapse in Ganges; 160 Hindu pilgrims are crushed.
3/23/1967Pandey Bechain Sharma (Ugra) passed away.
12/28/1971Nanak Singh, famous novelist and poet, died at Preet Nagar.
4/30/1981C. R. Krishnaswamy Rao was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 08-02-1985.
8/21/2000Mahatma Gandhi's daughter-in-law Mrs. Nirmala Gandhi dies in Wardha. She was 91.
6/2/1984Army takes control in Punjab as 22 people are killed in Sikh struggle for autonomy. The state is declared a restricted area under the Foreigners' Act.
4/13/1889Balkrishna A. Pillai, litterateur and journalist, was born.