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Historical Event on 2/19/1995

National Research Centre for Oil Palm(NRCOP), the only institute exclusively devoted to Oil Palm research in India, was established.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/24/1955Ghulam Ahmad Hasan Muhammad Parkar, cricketer (Indian batsman vs England 1982), was born in Kalusta, Maharashtra.
3/9/1902Edward Durell Stone, US architect (US Embassy, New Delhi), was born.
11/13/1917Vasantrao Banduji Patil, former Chief Minister of Maharashtra, was born.
11/5/1961Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru arrived in New York. This was the first ocassion when an Indian Prime Minister went to United States.
2/2/1835Thomas Babington Macaulay westernises education in India. English is made official government and court language and as medium of instruction.
4/10/1997Announcement of UP's 70th new district to be re-named after Jyotiba Phule.
2/24/1936Laxmibai Tilak, famous marathi poet, passed away.
11/9/1997Film Federation of India chooses Malayalam film 'Guru' as official entry for Oscar awards.
4/3/1950Jayprakash Shankarrao Mundada, cabinet Minister of BJP-Shiv Sena alliance, was born.
5/22/1997At least 40 persons are killed and over 300 injured in an earthquake which hit Jabalpur city.