15th Nov – What Happened Today In History?

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Today In History?

Find out what happened on the 15th of November in History. There are a lot many happenings which had taken place on this date in the pages of Indian History, here we have listed some of the very important events occur 15th of November

Birsa Munda (15 November 1875 – 9 June 1900) was an Indian tribal freedom fighter, religious leader, and folk hero who belonged to the Munda tribe. He spearheaded an Indian tribal religious Millenarian movement that arose in the tribal belt of modern-day Bihar and Jharkhand in the late 19th century, during the British Raj, thereby making him an important figure in the history of the Indian independence movement.

Sania Mirza (born 15 November 1986, in Mumbai) is a professional Indian tennis player, well known for her powerful forehand groundstrokes. She is the first ever Indian to break into the top 30 WTA rankings in singles and top 10 in doubles.

Shaleen Bhanot is an Indian actor from Jabalpur who got his start on the reality show MTV Roadies on MTV India. He went on to appear in several Indian TV series and movies. He currently plays the lead role of Ranveer on Indian series Sajda Tere Pyaar Mein.

Ghantasala Sai Srinivas Thaman Sivakumar, known popularly as S. Thaman is an Indian film music composer who works for Telugu and Tamil films. Despite debuting his film career as an actor in Shankar’s Boys, he has since established himself as a prominent music director in the South Indian film industries.

Vidya Sinha (born 15 November 1947, Mumbai) is an Indian actress who has acted in Bollywood films. She began modelling and acting at the age of 18. Her first movie was Raja Kaka opposite Kiran Kumar. However, fame came to her through a low-budget, alternative cinema break-away hit Rajnigandha, directed by her mentor Basu Chatterjee.

Goparaju Ramachandra Rao (aka Gora) (November 15, 1902 – 1975) was an Indian atheist. Gora was born into a Telugu Brahmin family in India. He wrote in his autobiography, We Become Atheists, that he grew up “conventionally orthodox and superstitious.”

Death Anniversaries on 15th of November

Nathuram Vinayak Godse (19 May 1910 – 15 November 1949), was the sole assassin of Mahatma Gandhi—the pre-eminent leader of Indian nationalism in British ruled India and apostle of non-violence—shooting Gandhi in the chest three times at point blank range on 30 January 1948 in New Delhi.

Vinoba Bhave Vinayak Narahari Bhave (September 11, 1895 – November 15, 1982) often called Acharya (Sanskrit for teacher), was an Indian advocate of nonviolence and human rights. He is best known for the Bhoodan Andolan.

Bidhayak Bhattacharya (7 February 1907 – 15 November 1986) was an Indian playwright, litterateur and journalist. He was born on 7 February 1907 at Ziaganj in Murshidabad, West Bengal. His birth name was Bagalaranjan, he was better known as ‘Bidhayak’, a name given him by Rabindranath Tagore.

Vasant Shankar Huzurbazar (September 15, 1919 – November 15, 1991) was an Indian statistician from Kolhapur. Huzurbazar was the founder head of the department of statistics, University of Pune from 1953 to 1976. From 1979 to 1991, he served as professor at University of Denver, Colorado until his death.