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Historical Event on 11/15/1920

Assembly meeting of the League of Nations.

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7/20/1680Chhatrapati Sambhaji was throne.
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3/23/1931Bhagat Singh, Shivram Rajguru and Sukhdev, great freedom fighters and revolutionaries, were hanged for assasination of Saunders, Assistant Superintendent of Police in the Central Jail at Lahore. Bhagat Singh and his associates showed no signs of any fear as they kissed the noose, chanting ""Inquilab Zindabad"" (long live the revolution).
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1/18/1947Kundanlal Saigal, famous film star and unique singer, died at Jalandhar.
8/12/1868Frederick JNT Lord Chelmsford, Viceroy of British-India (1916-21), was born.
9/30/1999Hindi writer Prof. Prem Shankar and Tamil scholar Ashokamitran selected for K.K. Birla Foundation Fellowships in comparative Indian literature.
8/10/1986Gen. A.S. Vaidya, who was Chief of Army Staff, at the time of 'Operation Blue Star', was shot dead at Pune.
12/1/1993Nirubhai Desai, freedom fighter, veteran journalist and socialist, passed away.