15th Dec – What Happened Today In History? | On This Day

Find out what happened on the 15th  of December in History. There are a lot many happenings which had taken place on this date in the pages of Indian History, here we have listed some of the very important events occur 15th of December

 
Baichung Bhutia (born 15 December 1976) is an Indian footballer who plays as a striker. Bhutia is considered to be the torchbearer of Indian football in the international arena. He is often nicknamed the Sikkimese Sniper because of his shooting skills in football.
Jeev Milkha Singh (born 15 December 1971) is the first Indian professional golfer to become a member of the European Tour. He is the highest ranked Indian golfer in the world and first broke into the top 100 in October 2006. He is married to Kudrat and has a son Harjai.
Air Chief Marshal Norman Anil Kumar Browne, also known as “Charlie” Browne, is the current Chief of the Air Staff (CAS) of the IAF, he was Vice Chief of the Air Staff until he replaced outgoing Air Chief Marshal Pradeep Vasant Naik on 31 July 2011.
Tirunellai Narayana Iyer Seshan or T. N. Seshan is a retired Indian Administrative Service officer, who held several public offices in the Government of India. He was the 10th Chief Election Commissioner of India from December 12, 1990 to December 11, 1996.
Vinu Chakravarthy (born December 15, 1945) is a Tamil actor, script writer and director who is known for acting in more than 1000 movies in Tamill, Telugu, Badaga and Malayalam mostly as a comedian, supporting actor or in a villanous role.
 

Death Anniversaries on 15th Of December

 
Sardar Vallabhbhai Jhaverbhai Patel (31 October 1875 – 15 December 1950) was an Indian barrister and statesman, one of the leaders of the Indian National Congress and one of the founding fathers of India.
Sandeep Acharya (Hindi: संदीप आचार्य, born 4 February 1984) is an Indian singer. Acharya hails from Bikaner, Rajasthan and was crowned the winner of Indian Idol (season 2) on 22 April 2006. Acharya is the winner of the second season of Indian Idol while the first was won by Abhijeet Sawant.
Rasoolan Bai (1902 – 15 December 1974) was a leading Indian Hindustani classical music vocal musician. Belonging to the Benaras gharana, she specialized in the romantic Purab Ang of the Thumri musical genre. Rasoolan Bai was born in 1902 at Kachhwa Baazar, Mirzapur, Uttar Pradesh, in a poor family
Sis Ram Ola (born July 30, 1927) is a member of the 15th Lok Sabha of India. He represents the Jhunjhunu constituency of Rajasthan and is a member of the Indian National Congress. During 15th Lok Sabha elections BJP was unable to find a candidate in his opposition and his win was very clear from the beginning of elections .
Major General Robert Keith Arbuthnott, 15th Viscount of Arbuthnott CB, CBE, DSO, MC. (21 August 1897 – 15 December 1966). He was educated at Fettes College and RMC Sandhurst. He served in both World Wars and was mentioned in despatches.
 

Notable Event In History

1675 Guru Tegh Bahadur was beheaded in Delhi by Aurangzeb for his refusal to embrace him.
1803 East India Company captured Orrisa state.
1957 60 Harijans enter the Vishwanath Temple at Varanasi.
1951 Scindia’s SS Jal Pushpa launched.
1965 Third cyclone of the year kills another 15,000 at mouths of Ganges river.

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