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Historical Event on 11/15/1817

Battle of Yerwada.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/20/1817Ram Mohun Roy started Hindu College in Calcutta with the help of Justice H. East David Hare. This college was later renamed as the Presidency College.
4/5/1908Babu Jagjivan Ram, valiant freedom fighter, was born in Chandwa village in Bhojpur, Bihar. He held many prominent ministerial portfolios such as Communications Minister (1952-56), Railway Minister (1956-62), Food and Agriculture Minister (1967-70) and Defence Minister (1970-74). After 1977, he became the Deputy Prime Minister (Defence) in Janta regime. Thereafter, he established Congress (J). His uninterrupted representation in the Parliament from 1936 to 1986 is a world record. This day is commemorated as ""Samta Diwas"".
5/29/1957Satish Kumar Sareen graduated from the first batch of the JSW and went onto the AFFC for flying training.
9/10/1924K.T. Gopalkrishnan, famous Hindi writer, was born at Azhicode.
10/6/1999The DMK front is set to win a majority of LS seats in Tamil Nadu.
2/10/1806Father Kuriakose Elias Chavara, freedom fighter and social reformer, was born at Kainakary , Kerala.
7/29/1904Jehangir Ratanji Dadabhai Tata, president of Tata industrial group, was born in Paris, France. He was the first pilot of India to be conferred with the Bharat Ratna.
9/9/1872Sarladevi Chaudharani, Bengali poet, was born.
10/15/1996Dengue fever in Delhi takes 156 lives.
9/22/1687Aurangzeb ended Kutubshah kingdom.