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Historical Event on 10/15/1931

Avil Pakir Jalaluddin Abdul Kalam better known as "APJ", famous Indian scientist, was born in the temple town of Rameswaram in Tamil Nadu. He is the pioneer of India's missile programme and was awarded the country's highest civilian award, Bharat Ratna, in 1997, for his immense and valuable contribution to scientific research and modernisation of defence technol

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/15/1931Humayun died at Delhi. Two days earlier he had slipped on the staircase of a library being constructed at the Old Fort.
2/20/1863Pandit A. R. Rajrajvarma, famous Malyalam poet, grammer expert and Sanskrit expert, was born.
3/25/1920Sardar Sambhaji Chandrojirao Angre, politician and farmer, was born.
7/20/1991Shanmugam, suspect in Rajiv murder case, found dead.
7/3/1897Hansa Mehta, educationist and social reformer, was born at Surat (Gujarat).
11/3/1929Dr. Hemant Vishnu Inamdar, thesis writer and editor, was born.
4/15/1927Abha Gandhi, servant to Gandhi, was born.
12/25/1936Ismail Merchant, producer (Householder), was born in Bombay, India.
8/18/1979Vasantrao Naik, former Chief Minister of Maharashtra, died.
8/12/1952Social Welfare Board inaugurated in the Parliament.