15th February- What Happened Today In History? | On This Day

Today In History? 

Find out what happened on 15th February 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 occurred 15th February

Mirza Ghalib  born Mirza Asadullah Beg Khan , on 27 December 1797 – died 15 February 1869),  was a classical Urdu and Persian poet from Mughal Empire during British colonial rule

Meera Jasmine  is an Indian actress, who appears in regional Indian films that includes Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu and Kannada films. She won the National Film Award for Best Actress in 2004 and is a two time recipient of the Kerala State Film Award, the Tamil Nadu State Film Awards, as well as the Kalaimamani Award from the government of Tamil Nadu

Kavita Kaushik  born 15 February 1981) is an Indian actress.She is best known for playing the role of Chandramukhi Chautala from SAB TV serial F.I.R.. Kavita is considered as one of the leading ladies in indian television.

Ashutosh Gowariker  (born 15 February 1964) is an Indian film director, actor, writer and producer. He is known for directing the films Lagaan (2001), Swades (2004), Jodhaa Akbar (2008), What’s Your Raashee (2009) and Khelein Hum Jee Jaan Sey (2010).

Gul Mohammed (February 15, 1957 – October 1, 1997) of New Delhi, India, according to The Guinness Book of World Records, was the shortest adult human being of his time whose existence and height have been independently verified. On July 19, 1990, he was examined by Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital

Death anniversaries on 15th February

Mirza Ghalib (  born Mirza Asadullah Beg Khan (on 27 December 1797 – died 15 February 1869),  was a classical Urdu and Persian poet from Mughal Empire during British colonial rule

Subhadra Kumari Chauhan (1904 – February 15, 1948) was an Indian poetess famous for her emotionally charged Hindi songs. Born in Nihalpur village in Allahabad District in Uttar Pradesh. She initially studied in the Crosthwaite Girls’ School in Allahabad and passed the middle-school examination in 1919

Tej Singh Prabhakar KCSI (17 March 1911 – 15 February 2009) was the last ruling Maharaja of Alwar. A remotely related cousin of the previous ruler, Sir Jai Singh, he was selected by the British to rule Alwar, as Sir Jai Singh had been deposed by them for gross misconduct and cruelty. Although Sir Tej (he had been knighted in 1943)

Stephen Hector Taylor-Smith (4 February 1891 – 15 February 1951) often known as Stephen Smith, was a pioneering Indian rocket scientist who developed techniques in delivering mail by rocket. He was the most innovative of the early rocket pioneers

Philip Esmond Durrell Pank (22 April 1892–15 February 1966) was an Indian born English cricketer. A left-arm orthodox spin bowler, he played first-class cricket in India in 1918 and in England in 1925 and played four times for the Egypt national cricket team.

Notable Events:

1901  Kishorilal Goswami, Hindi novelist, was born.

1920  Mirza “Galib” Asad Ullah Beg Khan, famous Urdu poet and writer, passed away.

1924 Muddan, famous Kannad poet and author, passed away.

1924 Kanti Mehta, trade unionist, was born at Calcutta.

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