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Historical Event on 4/15/1963
Manoj Prabhakar, cricketer (Indian opening batsman & opening bowler), was born in Ghaziabad.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 3/7/1911 | Sachchitanand Hiranand Vatsyayan, (Agyeya), modern Hindi literary journalist, freedom fighter and the winner of Jnanpith Award of 1979, was born. |
| 10/15/1946 | Muslim League decides to participate in the Interim Government. |
| 12/12/1989 | Air Chief Marshal (retd.) Arjan Singh named Delhi Lt. Governor. |
| 3/23/1931 | Bhagat Singh, Shivram Rajguru and Sukhdev, great freedom fighters and revolutionaries, were hanged for assasination of Saunders, Assistant Superintendent of Police in the Central Jail at Lahore. Bhagat Singh and his associates showed no signs of any fear as they kissed the noose, chanting ""Inquilab Zindabad"" (long live the revolution). |
| 2/21/1899 | Suryakant Tripathi `Nirala', famous Hindi poet, was born. |
| 5/11/1999 | Supreme Court confirms the death sentence on four of the 26 accused in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case, reduces to life imprisonment the sentence on three others and acquits the remaining 19. |
| 11/9/1999 | BJP asks Kalyan Singh to step down, chooses Ram Prakash Gupta as his successor. |
| 5/15/1992 | CBI begins probe into the security scam. |
| 7/31/1902 | Keshav Shankar Pillai, great writer and Padma Bhushan awardee, was born at Kayamkulam in Kerala. |
| 9/12/1898 | Baldev Prasad Mishra, Hindi litterateur, was born. |
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