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Historical Event on 2/15/1976

The Central Institute of Agricultural Engineering (CIAE) was established at Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh under the Indian Council of Agricultural Research, New Delhi.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/20/1957Govindrao Burhanpurkar, famous harmonium player, died.
5/13/1967Dr. Zakhir Hussain became 3rd President of India. He was the first Muslim President of Indian Union. He held this position till August 24, 1969.
10/18/2000Supreme Court gives the nod for construction of the Sardar Sarovar Dam on the Narmada river.
9/14/1774Bentik, first Governor General of India, was born.
1/26/1997Mizoram becomes a dry state, the fourth, after Gujarat, AP and Haryana.
9/4/1993New Bank of India merged with Punjab National Bank.
2/25/1927Balkrishna Buwa Echalkaranjikar, father of `Khyal Gayaki', passed away.
5/27/1992M. L. Manchanda, AIR's Patiala engineer who was kidnapped by Babbar Khalsa militants, was found executed.
12/8/1998An Indian film, 'The Terrorist' wins all top awards including the Golden Pyramid award for the best film at the 23rd Cairo International Film Festival. Santosh Sivan gets the best director award, while its actress Ayesha Dharker bags the best actress award.
8/15/1998Golden jubilee celebrations of the Indian Independence ends.