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Historical Event on 11/15/1875

Birsa Munda, freedom fighter and leader, was born at Ulihatu, Ranchi district, Bihar.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/11/1962Chinese, Indian troops clash on border, claiming 50 lives.
4/1/1978India's sixth Five-Year Plan commenced.
8/29/1984Indian Airlines Boeing 737 with 68 passengers and a crew of 6 hijacked in Lahore.
6/4/1989Melville de Mellow, Eminent broadcaster, died.
1/31/1997Government raises quantity of gold that can be brought into the country by non-residents to 10 kg. (from the existing 5).
9/2/1946Pratham Chaudhary (Birbal), modern Bengali poet and critic, passed away.
11/1/1996Michael Jackson show at Andheri sports complex in Mumbai.
10/2/1994Gandhi Peace Prize instituted on the lines of Nobel Peace Prize on the great leader's 125th birth anniversary.
10/16/1905Bengal was partitioned by Lord Curzon on the pretext of it being too big to administer. Instead of dividing it on the basis of non-Bengali areas, the division was on the basis of Hindus and Muslims. Britishers thought that would succeed in increasing Hindu - Muslim tensions. The tremor of partition was felt throughout India and was regarded as an insult and challenge to Indian Nationalism. A movement was launched by the moderates. New method of protests 'Swadeshi and Swaraj' became the slogan of the common man and the whole of India was drawn into the national movement.
9/29/1971Cyclone & tidal wave off Bay of Bengal kills as many as 10,000 people.