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Historical Event on 10/15/1996

H.D. Deve Gowda, Prime Minister, launched the concluding ceremony of the 85th year of ICMR at Vigyan Bhavan, New Delhi. He also gave away the ICMR Prizes and Awards (1994-95) to outstanding bio-medical scientists of India.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/22/2000India's first third generation satellite 'Insat-3B' put in orbit by Europe's latest Ariane-5 rocket from Kourou in French Guyana.
7/27/199511 Cong-I and National Conference activists were gunned down in J&K after they were abducted from their homes.
2/22/1944Kasturba Gandhi passed away in British imprisonment in Aga Khan Palace at Pune.
11/19/1961World Council of Churches convened their third assembly at New Delhi during which the International Missionary Council and its work was integrated into the larger ecumenical group.
8/2/1980Ramshankar Baij, great sculptor, died.
2/2/1986Dalai Lama meets Pope John Paul II in India.
6/23/1997India and Pakistan reach accord on joint working groups to address outstanding issues including Kashmir and Siachen.
6/23/1997Sultan Mahmud of Ghazni passed away in his capital.
11/24/1999The dedication ceremony of Shanmukhananda Hall is put off.
7/20/1991Chithira Tirunal Bala Rama Varma, former Maharaja of Travancore, passed away at the age of 78 years after a brief illness. His term as the descendant of the Chera dynasty saw many progressive reforms in the field of legislation, education and many more. He was hailed as ""Ashoka the second"", and Gandhiji parised him as a ""Historical wonder"".