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Historical Event on 11/15/1932

Surinder Kumar Mehra, Air Chief Marshal, was born in Delhi

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/21/1940Keshavrao Baliram Hedgewar, politician and founder of Rashtriya Swayansewak Sangh (RSS), passed away.
11/25/1999Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam is appointed Principal Scientific Advisor to the Government of India.
4/6/1968Indira Gandhi,PM, inaugurated the construction of Bokaro Steel Plant.
12/17/1974Ustad Gulam Sabir, famous Sarangi player, died at Kanpur.
5/1/1947Congress Working Committee accepts Partition in principle.
2/20/1982The Kangla Tongbi war memorial built for 221 members of Advance Base Depot, who laid down their lives to repulse several waves of Japanese attacks, was finally shifted to College of Materials Management Jabalpur. The original memorial was erected on 15 Apr 1946 from local stone and the main epitaph displayed above is of black Naga stone.
1/10/1975India accords recognition to the Palestine Liberation Organization.
8/14/1968Pravin Kalyan Amre, cricketer (Indian batsman, century on Test debut 1992), was born in Bombay.
12/12/1976Madanlal Dhingra's ashes were brought to India.
9/26/1977Uday Shankar (Chowdhury), producer and director of dance-based film 'Kalpana', passed away. He was the elder brother of Pandit Ravishankar. His main achievement was the blending of the Indian classical style with the Western Ballet and various folk dances.