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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 |
| 7/29/1901 | Rudyard Kipling, the renowned author of stories and poems about colonial India and an unofficial spokesman for the British Empire, joined the rising chorus of criticism in regard to Britain's conduct in the increasingly unpopular Boer War. |
| 7/16/1992 | Shankar Dayal Sharma is appointed President. |
| 5/27/1995 | National Centre for Labour launched in Bangalore to give a boost to the unorganised worker's movement in India. |
| 11/5/1892 | John Burdon Sanderson Haldane, biologist, was born at Oxford. |
| 2/10/1992 | Andaman and Nicobar Islands opened for foreign travellers. |
| 9/17/1799 | Parshuram Bhau Patwardhan, an able leader and diplomat of Madhavrao Peshwa kingdom, passed away. |
| 4/8/1894 | Bankim Chandra Chatterjee, famous novelist and writer of national song 'Vande Mataram', died at the age of 55. Some of his writings are 'Anandmath' and 'Kapal Kundala'. |
| 5/1/1996 | Ban imposed (through a Delhi high court judgment) on the film 'Bandit Queen', based on the life of Phoolan Devi, lifted by Supreme Court. |
| 5/5/1971 | India appeals for urgent aid for 1.8 mil. for Bangladeshi refugees in New Delhi. |
| 12/28/1932 | Britain says it is to release 28,000 prisoners, including Gandhi. |
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