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Historical Event on 11/15/1913

Ravindranath Tagore (1861-1941), received the message that he was awarded with Noble Prize in literature for his collection of poems ""Gitanjali"" . He was the first Indian to be awarded with Nobel Prize. (13 or 15)

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/23/1909New direct 7,000-mile telegraphic link with India is hailed as a great achievement at London.
7/22/1981India's first experimental geo-stationary communication satellite 'Apple' started working which was launched on June 19, 1981.
10/22/1983The Union government reduces the upper age limit for the Civil Services Examination from 28 years to 26 years.
11/2/1897Sohrab Meharwanji Modi, theatre and film producer, director and actor, was born.
10/9/1994Kamal Bose, great photographer, died.
4/3/1994Bhanu Prakash Singh,Goa Governor, resigns.
4/23/1994Ibrahim Sulaiman Sait, former Indian Union Muslim League president, floats a new party - the Indian National League.
2/15/1920Kanti Mehta, trade unionist, was born at Calcutta.
4/12/1799The Church Missionary Society was organized in London under the original name of the Society for Missions in Africa and the East. This Anglican missions agency currently works in fields located in Africa, Ceylon, India, Pakistan, Iran and Palestine.
6/19/1871Madhavrao Sapre was born.