Astronaut Kalpana Chawla

Kalpana Chawla

Living place: India

Birthday: 17-3-1962 (62 years old)

Population of the world 1962: 3.136 billions

Global rank: #22115

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Astronaut Kalpana Chawla profile

Who is Astronaut Kalpana Chawla?
NASA's first Indian astronaut and first Indian woman born in space. She died in the space shuttle Columbia disaster.
The day after her death, the Prime Minister of India announced the renaming of a series of weather satellites to KAPLANA in her honor.
 
 

Young / Before famous

She earned her undergraduate degree in India, and her M. S. and PhD in aerospace engineering at the University of Colorado at Boulder.

Family life info

She grew up in Karnal, Haryana. In 1983, she married Jean-Pierre Harrison.

Close relationship

Who is Boy (girl) friend/ wife (husband)/ darling Astronaut Kalpana Chawla?
Laurel Clark was also aboard the ill-fated space shuttle Columbia when it disbanded.

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Summary of Kalpana Chawla profile

When was Astronaut Kalpana Chawla born?
Kalpana Chawla birthday 17-3-1962 (at the age of 62).
Where is Astronaut Kalpana Chawla's birth place, what is Zodiac/Chinese Zodiac?
Kalpana Chawla was born in India. is a Astronaut, whose Zodiac is Pisces, and who Chinese Zodiac is The Tiger. Kalpana Chawla's global rank is 22115 and whose rank is 18 in list of famous Astronaut. Population of the world in 1962 is about 3.136 billions persons.
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Events in 1962 and 17-3

Events in the world in the birth year of Kalpana Chawla

  • France transfers sovereignty to new republic of Algeria (July 3).
  • Cuban Missile Crisis: USSR to build missile bases in Cuba; Kennedy orders Cuban blockade, lifts blockade after Russia backs down (Aug.-Nov.).
  • Pope John XXIII opens Second Vatican Council (Oct. 11).
  • Cuba releases 1,113 prisoners of 1961 invasion attempt (Dec. 24).
  • Burundi, Jamaica, Western Samoa, Uganda, and Trinidad and Tobago become independent.

Birthday Kalpana Chawla (17-3) in history

  • Day 17-3 year 1762: The first St. Patrick's Day Parade in the United States, was held in New York City.
  • Day 17-3 year 1776: British forces evacuated Boston during the Revolutionary War.
  • Day 17-3 year 1870: Wellesley Female Seminary (later Wellesley College) received its charter from the Massachusetts legislature.
  • Day 17-3 year 1942: Gen. Douglas MacArthur became supreme commander of Allied forces in the southwest Pacific theater during World War II.
  • Day 17-3 year 1963: Mount Agung on Bali erupted, killing 1,184 people.
  • Day 17-3 year 1969: Golda Meir was sworn in as prime minister of Israel.
  • Day 17-3 year 2003: President Bush delivered an ultimatum to Saddam Hussein: leave Iraq within 48 hours or face an attack.
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