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Historical Event on 10/15/1899

Menka (Lady Lila Sokhi), famous Indian dancer, was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/14/1993Dr. Manibhai Desai, great Gandhian and social worker, passed away.
4/14/1950Sri Raman Maharshi, modern south Indian saint, passed away .
2/24/1946Mrs. Kashibai and Mrs. Babbai Lakshman, freedom fighters, were shot dead by the police.
11/27/1992Sachin Tendulkar, 19 years and 22 days old, becomes the youngest cricketer to make 1,000 test runs while playing in Johannesburg.
1/30/1997Fifth Pay Commission submits proposals; minimum salary Rs. 2440 pm and maximum 26,000. Cabinet Secretary 30,000; six-day week; retirement at 60, etc. proposed.
9/24/1674Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj was second time crowned by 'Tantrik Paddhati'.
8/1/1998The DMK condemns the BJP-led coalition Government's decision to set up a Multi-Disciplinary Monitoring Agency and rejects the Action Taken Report on the final report of the Jain Commission with reference to Mr. M. Karunanidhi.
3/3/1871Congress changes Indian tribes status from independent to dependent.
3/20/1920Usha Mehta, freedom fighter, was born at Satara. Her name is closely attached with freedom movement via Bombay Radio, as she and Babubhai Prasad and Vitthalbhai Zaveri founded this Radio and started motivating people of India with their telecasts.
5/4/1989Ashutosh Mukhopadhyay, famous Bengali litterateur, passed away.