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

Today In History?

Find out what happened on the 15th of May 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  May

Madhuri Dixit (born on 15 May 1967) is an Indian film actress who has appeared in Hindi films. Often cited by the media as one of the best actresses in Bollywood, Dixit made her film debut in Abodh (1984) and received wider public recognition with Tezaab (1988).
Shiney Ahuja (born 15 May 1974) is an Indian actor who won the Filmfare Best Debut Award for Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi in 2006. Ahuja was born in New Delhi. His father was in the Indian army. His early schooling was at St. Xavier’s School, Ranchi; later, he studied at The Army Public School, Dhaula Kuan, New Delhi.
Ram Pothineni  Rām Pōthinēni; born on May 15, 1988) is a Telugu and Tamil film actor. Ram is the son of Murali Polineni, the brother of noted film producer Ravi Kishore Polineni, popularly known as Sravanthi Ravi Kishore.
Mithra Kurian  (born Dalma Kurian), is an Indian film actress who appears in Malayalam and Tamil films. After appearing in supporting roles in 2 Malayalam films, she starred in two Tamil films, before essaying lead female roles and gaining attention in Malayalam cinema.
Anjali Lavania (born May 15 1984) is an Indian model and film actress. She made her acting debut in the 2011 Telugu film Panjaa, starring Pawan Kalyan. Anjali Lavania was born in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. Her mother Meetu Kumar is a Malayali, while her father hails from Nainital and is a retired Naval Aviator.

Death anniversaries on 15th May

Field Marshal Kodandera “Kipper” Madappa Cariappa OBE (28 January 1899 – 15 May 1993) was the first Indian Chief of Army Staff of the Indian Army and led the Indian forces on the Western Front during the Indo-Pakistan War of 1947. He is among only two Indian Army officers to hold the highest rank of Field Marshal (the other being Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw).
Bhairon Singh Shekhawat (23 October 1923 – 15 May 2010) was the 11th Vice-President of India. He served in that position from August 2002, when he was elected to a five-year term by the electoral college following the death of Krishan Kant, until he resigned on July 21, 2007, after losing the presidential election to Pratibha Patil.
John Adrian Shepherd-Barron, OBE (23 June 1925 – 15 May 2010) was a Scottish inventor, who pioneered the development of the cash machine, sometimes referred to as the Automated Teller Machine or ATM. John Adrian Shepherd-Barron was born on 23 June 1925 at Shillong, then in the Indian province of Assam (now in Meghalaya), to British parents.
Mahipal (1919 – 15 May 2005) was an Indian actor. He was born in Jodhpur and died in Mumbai of a cardiac arrest. He acted in several well-known films of the 50s and 60s including Navrang, and Parasmani.

Notable Events:

1873 The proposal to dissolve East India Company was passed in England.
1949 Matsya Union formally merged with Greater Rajasthan.
1958 Aruna Asaf Ali became the Mayor of Delhi.
1958 Gift Tax Act was introduced.

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