Today Importance - 15th October

Today Importance - 15th October

15-October-1542

Akbar Abul-Fatah Jamaluddin, the third Mughal emperor of India (1556–1605), was born in Amarkot, Sindh, under the patronage of Rana Birsal. Humayun also took refuge in Amarkot.

15-October-1676

The King of England gave permission to the East India Company to mint rupees and paisa coins in Bombay.

15-October-1686

Aurangzeb conquered Bijapur and that was the end of the Muslim Adilshahi period.

15-October-1866

Vasudevacharya Kerur, famous Kannada novelist, playwright and journalist, was born.

15-October-1888

Gopal Ganesh Agarkar started the daily newspaper 'Sudharak'.

15-October-1899

Famous Indian dancer Maneka (Lady Leela Sokhi), is born.

15-October-1902

Great leader Bhaurao Krishnarao Gaekwad was born. He was an associate of Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar.

15-October-1915

Dr. I. Gopalakrishnan, who was a cricket test umpire in 7 test matches from 1960-67, was born in Tamil Nadu.

15-October-1918

Saibaba of Shirdi, popularly known as 'Saibaba', died in Shirdi near Nashik, Maharashtra. His age is around 70 years. Born in a Brahmin family in Patri village of Hyderabad, he was a saint for people of all castes and creeds.

15-October-1921

Gul Muhammad, cricketer (Indian and Pakistani batsman), born in Lahore.

15-October-1921

Suryanarayanamurthy Rebbapragada, social reformer, college principal and journalist, was born in Rajahmundry, Andhra Pradesh.

15-October-1931

Avil Pakir Jamaluddin Abdul Kalam, popularly known as "APJ Abdul Kalam", famous Indian scientist and former President of India, was born in the temple town of Rameswaram, Tamil Nadu. He led India's missile program and was awarded the Bharat Ratna, the country's highest civilian award, in 1997 for his vast and valuable contributions to scientific research and modernization of Defense technology.

15-October-1932

The first Indian commercial airline service 'Tata Sons Limited' (Tata Airlines) was launched.

15-October-1943

Freedom fighter and social reformer Baba Kanshi Ram passed away.

15-October-1946

Muslim League decided to participate in the interim government.

15-October-1946

Victor Banerjee, actor (A Passage to India), was born in Kolkata, India.

15-October-1949

The process of unification of Indian states was completed when the last three states – Tripura, Manipur and Banaras – were merged.

15-October-1961

Famous Hindi poet, writer, editor, social worker and litterateur Suryakant Tripathi 'Nirala' passed away in Allahabad.

15-October-1972

Indian anthropologist Nirmal Kumar Bose passed away.

15-October-1977

The Congress Party denied opposing restoration under the leadership of Indira Gandhi.

15-October-1987

Times Eye Research Foundation was established in Amritsar, India.

15-October-1990

Bharat Ratna, India's highest award, was awarded to South African black nationalist leader Dr. Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela (b. 1918), who was on a five-day visit to India. He is the first non-Asian to receive this honour.

15-October-1992

Talwinder Singh Parmar, the mastermind of the 1985 Kanishka jumbo blasts and founder of Babbar Khalsa, has been shot dead by security forces in Punjab.

15-October-1994

SROSS-C2, carrying the Indian Remote Sensing Satellite (IRS-P2), remote sensing payload, is launched into orbit. This was the second developmental launch of PSLV.

15-October-1995

The Prime Minister leaves for a 12-day visit to Egypt, the NAM Summit in Cartagena, Colombia and the UN 50th Anniversary celebrations in New York.

15-October-1996

HD HD. Prime Minister Deve Gowda inaugurated the closing ceremony of the 85th year of ICMR at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi. He presented ICMR awards and prizes (1994–95) to outstanding biomedical scientists in India.

15-October-1996

156 people died due to dengue fever in Delhi.

15-October-1996

Kerala Chief Minister Nayanar says that states do not need governors.

15-October-1997

Delhi-based writer Arundhati Roy has won Britain's most prestigious literary award 'Booker Prize' for her novel "The God of Small Things".

15-October-1999

Maharashtra Governor PC Alexander sought evidence from both the BJP-Shiv Sena alliance and the Congress (I).

15-October-2000

Sachin Tendulkar became the highest run scorer (9379 runs) in One Day International matches with his inning of 69 runs in the final of the ICC cricket tournament against New Zealand.