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Historical Event on 11/15/1911
First meeting of the governing body of the Indian Research Fund Association (IRFA) was held at the Plague Laboratory, Bombay, under the Chairmanship of Sir Harcourt Butler.
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| 5/9/1997 | Hareesh Khandelwal, an accused in the fodder scam, commits suicide by jumping before a train at Dhanbad in Bihar. |
| 1/21/1910 | Ramnath Anandilal Poddar, great industrialist, was born. |
| 7/1/1821 | Daily newspaper 'Mumbai Samachar' was published. |
| 8/3/1957 | Devdas Gandhi, son of Rashtrapita Mahatma Gandhiji and noted journalist, passed away. |
| 2/6/1952 | George VI (1895-1952), King of the United Kingdom, died of lung cancer at the age of 56 (succeeded by daughter, Elizabeth II). In 1947, His title of Emperor of India was deleted. |
| 12/5/1951 | Abanindranath Tagore, a great Modern Indian Painter, passed away. |
| 7/21/1995 | Sajjad Husain, famous film music director, passed away. |
| 1/31/1960 | Milkha Singh at Lahore sets record for 200m in 20.7s. |
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