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A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

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A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

1931–2015

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Timeline

1931
Birth

Eleventh President of India

October 15 →
1931
Birth

Indian engineer, educator, and politician, 11th President of India

October 15 →
2004
Event

Tamil is established as a "classical language" by the President of India, Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam, in a joint sitting of the two houses of the Indian Parliament.

June 6 →
2015
Death

Indian engineer, academic, and politician, 11th President of India (b. 1931)

July 27 →

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