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Historical Event on 4/15/1919

Arjan Singh, Air Chief Marshal and Padma Vibhushan, DFC, was born in Lyalpur.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/18/2000Supreme Court gives the nod for construction of the Sardar Sarovar Dam on the Narmada river.
11/29/1953Bahuriya Ramswarup Devi, better known as Laxmibai of Bihar, passed away. She will be always remembered for Chapra District Revolt, whereby she tied seven British men and threw them in Narayani River.
2/4/1938Birju Maharaj, famous Kathak Dancer ""Guru"", was born.
11/14/1957Children's Day.
2/12/200017 persons, including 12 police personnel, die as naxalites strike terror during the first phase of polling for the Bihar Assembly.
5/10/1910Robert Koch, nobel laureate, died of an heart attack.
3/31/1999The PIO card, conferring privileges on persons of Indian origin settled abroad, is formally launched.
8/7/1868Pratham Chaudhary (Birbal), modern Bengali poet and critic, was born.
10/4/1996Delhi court issues non-bailable warrant against PVN Rao and three others in the St. Kitts forgery case.
10/16/1878Vallathol Narayana Menon, great freedom fighter, poet and writer, was born at Chennara village in Kerala.