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Historical Event on 11/15/1992

37 die in a landslide at Meghamalai near Chinnamanur.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/10/1996Delhi High Court bans the import of toxic waste in India.
12/8/1999Furore in the Lok Sabha over RJD President Laloo Prasad Yadav's daughter topping the MBBS exam.
12/3/1971Hostilities broke out between India and Pakistan. On the very night that hostilities commenced, with Pakistan bombing several air fields, IN Ships 'Rajput' and 'Akshay' were leaving Vishakapatnam harbour when they obtained a sonar contact. They fired several depth charges and proceeded on their mission when there was no further evidence of a submarine's presence. Thereafter, a loud explosion of rattling windows panes off the Vishakapatnam beach was heard . The Pakistani submarine 'Ghazi' (a Tench class submarine obtained from the USA in 1964) had come to grief.
2/6/1959Ann Chandy was appointed the first Woman judge of Kerala High Court. In 1937, she became the 'munsif'.
7/10/1924Johannes B van Heutsz, Governor General of Dutch Indies (1904-09), died at the age of 73.
4/15/1996Shyam Benegal's film ""The Making of a Mahatma"" released in South Africa.
11/28/1962K. C. Dey, well-known famous blind singer of Bengal, died.
4/28/1974Gaganvihari Lallubhai Mehta, famous economist, politician and journalist, passed away.
11/13/1970Flooding ravages Ganges delta. 200,000 million killed.
5/18/1972Kokan Krishi (Agriculture) University was established.