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Historical Event on 11/15/1982
Acharya Vinoba Bhave, great freedom fighter and social reformer, died (88 years) in Pawnar Ashram at Wardha near Nagpur, Maharashtra.
Other Historical Dates and Events |
1/6/1987 | Jaidev, famous music director, passed away. |
10/1/1919 | Gajanan Digambar Madgulkar, famous Marathi poet and screenplay writer, was born. |
3/9/1999 | Rabri Devi is sworn in Chief Minister of Bihar for the second time. |
10/20/1960 | Indian mountaineers reach the peak of Nanda Ghunti for the first time in the Kumaon Hills. |
1/11/1613 | Emperor Jahangir in a proclamation permitted East India Company to establish factories in Surat. And the first British factory was established under Thomas Aldworth. |
11/17/1835 | James Todd, researcher and writer of Rajput history, passed away. |
10/29/1851 | British Indian Association was established in Bengal with Radha Kanta Dev as president and Devendranath Tagore as the Secretary. |
5/21/1923 | Keshavrao Kothavle `Lalit', editor of monthly magazine, was born. |
7/9/1993 | Passport fees raised from Rs. 60 to Rs.300. |
4/3/1978 | Pandit Hridaynath Kunzru, social reformer, politician, passed away. He contributed greatly to public life, fighting against caste system, untouchability etc. He was closely affiliated to the 'Servants of India Society' with Ghokhaleji. He even declined to accept the ""Bharat Ratna"" award conferred on him. |
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