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Historical Event on 5/15/1989

NAL's 0.6 m transonic wind tunnel is commissioned. Total project cost is about Rs 20 million.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/4/1938A. M. Chakrabarty was born in Sainthia at West Bengal. He found that under the optimum conditions of time, temperature and nutrients the Hydrocarbon-eating "qualities'' of four diffrent strains of bacteria could be transferred into one. He also showed that this super-strain of bacteria reproduces itself.
2/16/1962General Election ( 3rd) of India begins.
4/12/1752Agreement to save the king between Shinde and Holkar.
1/26/1960More medals for armed forces were instituted including the Vishisht Seva Medal (in the classes), Sainya Seva Medal, Videsh Seva Medal and Sena, Nao Sena and Vayu Sena Medals.
3/24/1974Lokprabha weekly started its publication.
3/29/1977S. N. Mathur became the director of Central Bureau of Investigation (till 02/05/77).
12/6/2000Bishop Vinod Peter, National Christian Council of India president and church of North India moderator, and Rajasthan CNI Bishop Gerald Andrews die in a car accident near Jodhpur in Rajasthan.
1/5/1982C. Ramchandra (Chitalkar), famous music director, died.
1/29/1939Radical Subhas Chandra Rose beats Gandhi's candidature to become Indian President.
1/10/1996Centre sets up Rajiv Gandhi National Drinking Water Mission.