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Historical Event on 12/15/1912

Aspy Merwan, engineer and who became the Air Marchal of India, was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/27/1856Pratap Narayan Mishra, Hindi writer, was born. He is one of the pioneers of mordern Hindi language.
11/19/199722 persons killed and 30 injured when car bomb explodes outside film studio in Jubilee Hills area of Hyderabad. The deceased include Eanadu TV crew of six people.
3/16/1992Satyajit Ray, veteran film producer and director, was presented the honorary Oscar by a three-member Oscar committee at a Calcutta nursing home.
1/2/1991Thiruvananthapuram airport declared India's fifth International Airport.
6/19/1947Salman Rushdie, English writer, was born in Bombay.
4/22/1994Chabbildas Mehta sworn in as Gujarat CM.
8/22/1984R. Venkataraman was elected the Vice President of India (1984 -1987).
3/16/1998Sonia Gandhi is elected chairperson of the Congress(I) Parliamentary Party.
7/22/1970Himachal Pradesh Krishi Vishvavidyalaya (HPKV), College of Agriculture, Palampur was transferred to Himachal Pradesh University as part of its Agricultural Complex.
3/27/1977N. Sanjeeva Reddy elected Speaker of the Lok Sabha.