Lala Lajpat Rai, also known as "Punjab Kesari," was an Indian independence activist, author, politician, and freedom fighter who played a pivotal role in the Indian Independence movement. He was one of the three members of the Lal Bal Pal triumvirate. On November 17, 1928, the great soul departed for the heavenly abode.

Birsa Munda was an Indian tribal freedom fighter, religious leader, and folk hero from the Chhotanagpur Plateau area. Birsa Munda established a tribal religious Millenarian Movement in the Bengal Presidency in the nineteenth century (Present-day Jharkhand). He was born on November 15, 1875, in Ulihatu, Bengal Presidency, to Sugana Munda and Karmi Hatu (Present-day Jharkhand).

On November 15, 2000, Jharkhand was formed from 18 districts of Bihar. Six more districts were later created by reorganising the existing districts.

The Xbox is a home video game console that was the first in Microsoft's Xbox series of video game consoles. It was released on November 15, 2001, as Microsoft's first foray into the gaming console market in North America, followed by Australia, Europe, and Japan in 2002.

Sony reportedly sold over one million units of its latest gaming console PlayStation 4 on its first day of sale, November 15th, 2013, in the United States and Canada. Sony also revealed that approximately a million PS4s were preordered prior to the launch date.

Soumitra Chatterjee, a legendary Indian actor best known for his collaborations with Oscar-winning director Satyajit Ray, died on November 15 from Covid complications. On October 6, the 85-year-old actor was admitted to a hospital in Kolkata after testing positive for the virus.

Ustad Imrat Khan is a world-renowned surbahar performer, a deep-toned, sitar-like stringed instrument invented by his great-grandfather, Ustad Sahabdad Khan, and Ustad Imdad Khan. The instrument's four-octave range is utilised to play the ultra-strict dhrupad style of Indian classical music. Imrat contributed to pioneer the distinctive gayaki ang approach to Indian instrumental music by forming one of the earliest sitar-and-surbahad duos with his older brother, Vilayat Khan.

Omprakash Valmiki was a Dalit writer and poet from India. Joothan is well-known for his autobiography, which is regarded as a watershed moment in Dalit literature. He was born in the village of Barla in the Uttar Pradesh district of Muzzafarnagar. He lived in Dehradun after retiring from the Government Ordnance Factory, where he died on November 17, 2013, of complications from stomach cancer.

Sania Mirza is one of the world's most well-known tennis players. She is of Indian origin and has made a name for herself in the world of tennis. Sania has won a number of tennis tournaments throughout her career. Sania was born on November 15, 1986, in Mumbai, and she is India's tennis sensation.

Shigeru Miyamoto (JP) is a Nintendo video game director, producer, artist, designer, and general manager who was born on November 16, 1952. He is regarded as one of the most innovative, admired, prolific, influential, and acclaimed video game developers of all time.

After her half-sister died in November 1558, Elizabeth ascended to the throne. She was well-educated (fluent in five languages) and had inherited her parents' intelligence, determination, and shrewdness. Her 45-year reign is widely regarded as one of the most illustrious in English history.

ICICI Bank's managing director (MD) and chief executive officer (CEO) is Chanda Kochhar. She was born in Rajasthan on November 17th, 1961. She is well-known for her contribution to the development of retail banking in India.

The PPP of Pakistan's Bhutto won the first free elections for the first time in 11 years. Despite allegations of vote rigging against the PPP and the use of the ID card rule to prevent its less well-organized and less well-off supporters from voting, Bhutto won the election by a margin of more than 8%, defeating the IJI's nine-party alliance.

Messi made his first team debut on November 16, 2003, at the age of 16 years, four months, and 23 days, when he came on in the 75th minute of a friendly against José Mourinho's Porto.