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Historical Event on 4/15/1946

The Kangla Tongbi war memorial built for 221 members Advance Base Depot, who laid down their lives to repulse several waves of Japanese attacks, was erected near a village named Kangla Tongbi at Mile 8 on the Imphal - Dimapur road. It was originally erected from local stone and the main epitaph displayed above is of black Naga stone.

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12/14/1955Henry Heras, famous artist and an active member of the Indian Historical Records Commission, died in Bombay.
3/31/1997Lakhubhai Pathak, prominent NRI businessman who had accused Narasimha Rao of cheating $ 100,000, died in London.
12/13/1994Vishwanath Annappa Tatyasaheb Kore, Padmashri awardee, passed away.
10/11/1986Mother Teresa escapes unhurt from a plane crash which killed six in Tanzania.
8/27/1859Dorabji Jamshetji Tata, great industrialist, was born.
6/6/1961Central Institute of Fisheries Education, a deemed university, was established in Mumbai to impart post-graduate education and training, mainly to the in-service fisheries personnel of the country to provide trained manpower for the fisheries developmental activities.
4/22/1994Chabbildas Mehta sworn in as Gujarat CM.
10/6/1999The DMK front is set to win a majority of LS seats in Tamil Nadu.
8/8/1936Corbett National Park was established. It was the first country in the country.